Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2020
Underground (2020 film)
Buy Underground (2020 film) now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Underground' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sophie Dupuis and released in 2020.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1731726/souterrain-de-sophie-dupuis-lesprit-de-famille-quand-tout-le-reste-secroule "Souterrain, de Sophie Dupuis : lesprit de famille quand tout le reste scroule"]. Ici Radio-Canada, September 5, 2020. Produced by the Montreal based company Bravo Charlie, the film stars Joakim Robillard as Maxime, a troubled miner in Val-dOr, Quebec, who must attempt to rescue his coworkers when an explosion happens inside the mine.Sophie Rouillard, [https://www.lecitoyenrouynlasarre.com/article/2020/09/30/souterrain-la-quete-vers-la-resilience-de-sophie-dupuis "Souterrain: la qute vers la rsilience de Sophie Dupuis"]. 'Le Citoyen', September 30, 2020.
The cast also includes Thodore Pellerin as Julien, his friend and former coworker who has suffered from aphasia since being injured in a car accident for which Maxime was responsible, as well as James Hyndman, Guillaume Cyr, Catherine Trudeau, Mickal Gouin, Chantal Fontaine, Bruno Marcil and Jean L'Italien.
The film entered production in 2019,Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2019/06/04/sophie-dupuis-embarks-on-souterrain/ "Sophie Dupuis embarks on Souterrain"]. 'Playback', June 4, 2019. and was scheduled to premiere at the Festival du nouveau cinma on October 7, 2020.Andr Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2020-08-18/souterrain-de-sophie-dupuis-ouvrira-le-fnc.php "Souterrain de Sophie Dupuis ouvrira le FNC"]. 'La Presse', August 18, 2020. The event was cancelled due to severe weather. It subsequently had its world premiere screening at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival,[https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/11/05/whistler-film-festival-to-open-with-sugar-daddy-in-her-city/ "Whistler Film Festival to open with 'Sugar Daddy,' 'In Her City'"]. 'CityNews', November 5, 2020. where Dupuis won the Borsos Competition award for Best Director of a Canadian Film.Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/12/21/little-orphans-wins-best-canadian-feature-at-wff/ "Little Orphans wins Best Canadian Feature at WFF"]. 'Playback', December 21, 2020.
The film was set to be theatrically released in the province of Quebec on April 30, 2021, but due to continued restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada its release was delayed, and the film finally opened commercially on June 4.Alex Rose, [https://cultmtl.com/2021/06/sophie-dupuis-mining-drama-souterrain-finally-sees-the-light-of-day-joakim-robillard/ "Sophie Dupuiss mining drama Souterrain finally sees the light of day"]. 'Cult MTL', June 3, 2021.
'Underground' was the opening film of the Rendez-vous Qubec Cinma film festival on April 28, 2021.
Synopsis
Maxime, a young miner from Val-d'Or, faces events that challenge his definition of masculinity. Thanks to the brotherhood he can count on in his working environment, Maxime sets out on his long journey on the road to redemption. But when an explosion erupts underground, the young man, newly graduated in mine rescue, plunges into the mine lair with the firm intention of bringing each of his colleagues back alive.
Accolades
References
Buy Underground (2020 film) now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 2020