Richard Fréchette

Ru (2023)

After a dangerous sea crossing and a stay in a camp in Malaysia, the young Vietnamese Tinh and her family are accepted as refugees in Canada and arrive in Montreal where they begin their new life. But for Tinh, adapting has its share of difficulties. Alrea ...

Coco Farm (2023)

After his father faces financial struggles, 12-year-old Max is forced to shut down the pawn shop he operates from his garage and move to a small country town. When Max discovers the world of small-scale farming, the young entrepreneur rallies the help of h ...

The Cheaters (2022)

Two lovers and a friend meet up for a game of golf. They are soon joined by a stranger who puts to the test the bonds between them and in the process reveals buried secrets. ...

Nut Jobs (2022)

Benjamin tells his ex-girlfriend, Angie, that he joined a cell of left-wing terrorists to get revenge on her former boss, who owns a right-wing radio station. His story blends conceptual artists, amateur theatre troupes, hallucinogenic vinyl record and oth ...

Norbourg (2022)

The story of Vincent Lacroix, a businessman convicted of defrauding thousands of investors and embezzling over $130 million in mid-2000s Quebec, Canada. Inspector and auditor Éric Asselin is mandated to monitor the activities of the Norbourg firm. Literal ...

My Very Own Circus (2020)

A girl who comes from a long line of circus performers tries to fulfill her dream of going to private school. ...

Mont Foster (2020)

The life of a couple takes a dramatic turn during a stay in the country. ...

White as Snow (2019)

Claire is a beautiful young woman who works at her late father's hotel, that is now managed by her evil stepmother Maud. Claire unwittingly sparks uncontrollable jealousy in Maud, whose young lover has fallen in love with Claire. Maud decides to get rid of ...

The Far Shore (2019)

Navigating the treacherous social tides of high school, Marine is cut adrift by Océane, her older sister who's caught in the thrall of an older man. Meanwhile, their mother struggles to keep her head above water. ...

La Bolduc (2018)

The life story of Mary Travers, a musician and singer of French Canadian music. ...

March Fool (2018)

Struggling with depression, Louis finds out that his family is planning a prank on him for April Fools' day. Problem is: we're still in March... ...

Afterwards (2017)

A man blames himself for the tragic death of his daughter's friend. Unable to get past this event, the man spirals into depression, and then he undergoes a 'groundbreaking' therapeutic treatment that may put him in contact with dead people. ...

A Matter of Taste (2017)

A library clerk wrote an ambitious essay on his native Quebec, but he has a hard getting people interested in it. These difficulties force him to reassess the values ​​he cherishes. ...

A Done Deal (2016)

Remy, a hitman for a small-time Montreal mobster, has to kill Fernand, an old associate who talks too much. The plan is simple: invite him for coffee, offer him a ride and shoot him in the alley. Easy! A done deal... ...

La Grande braque (2015)

Maurice (2015)

Everything would be fine. Maurice had made up his mind. He had made a list: pick a date, announce his retirement, sell the car, see old friends, and empty the garage. Then, die with dignity. ...

Henri Henri (2014)

Henri was raised by religious in a convent and lived with them until the women, now elders, moved, leaving him alone. Henri fixes lamps. Since his young age, he's been replacing burned light bulbs and illuminates people's lives. After following signs, he f ...

Les gars du front (2014)

The story of the founding of the FLQ. ...

Love in the Time of Civil War (2014)

The reality of addiction in a tough-minded docudrama set in the bleak milieu of hustlers and junkies in Montreal. ...

Herd Leader (2012)

Clara is alone, much to the chagrin of her family, who wish she could find happiness with a partner. After her aunt dies, she inherits a pet... ...

10½ (2010)

Tommy, 10 years old, is well known by Social Services. He is considered a danger to society. Gilles, his guardian at this halfway house, sees potential for redemption in this kid driven by violence. ...

Face Time (2010)

Benoit, an actor surviving on his barman wages, follows the advice of is his brother Frank - a former hockey player turned talent agent- and grows a beard to get a part in a dinner theatre play. Benoit's girlfriend Vicky, an ex dramaturge who now works as ...

Losing It (2009)

Jerome's world turns upside down when his son disappears. This new ordeal rapidly sets aside an important business deadline he had the same morning. A race against the clock begins to find the lost child. ...

Truffle (2008)

Chaos ensues after global warming transforms a working-class Montreal neighborhood into a world Mecca for truffles. ...

A Family Secret (2006)

A woman learns secrets about her family while attending the funeral of her father. ...

Last Call for Mom (2005)

Despite her lover's feelings, a pro-choice journalist considers having an abortion. ...

Evil Words (2003)

One day, for no apparent reason, a cop kills 11 children. The same day, horror novelist Thomas Roy tries to commit suicide after cutting his fingers. At first glance, nothing seems to link the two events – until Dr. Paul Lacasse, a disillusioned psychiat ...

Far Side of the Moon (2003)

After the death of his mother, a man tries to discover a meaning to his life, to the universe and to rebuild a relationship with the only family he has left: his gay brother. ...

A Girl at the Window (2002)

Imprisoned by an illness, a young country girl decides to leave for Quebec City in order to study piano and discover an animated and enthralling lifestyle. ...

Karmina 2 (2001)

All the vampires have to take a special potion made by Ghyslain Chabot to be human. Chabot's wife isn't a vampire yet but wishes to become one. Ghyslain doesn't share her desire because of all the rules and responsibilities inherent in being a vampire. As ...

Maelström (2000)

A young woman's life spirals into chaos after she is involved in a hit-and-run accident. Then she encounters a mysterious man named Evian who offers her an opportunity for redemption. Narrated by a fish. ...

The Big Snake of the World (1999)

Tom Paradise, a young 40-something refusing to grow up, drives his bus endlessly through the city dreaming of the landscape of the American West that forever impressed him. In love with freedom and Jack Kerouac's On the Road, he resists all the sensible pe ...

Nô (1998)

A Canadian actress phones her boyfriend from 1970s Japan to find him immersed in politics and terrorism. ...

The Thousand Wonders of the Universe (1997)

A science-fiction film centered around planet Earth receiving a coded message from outer space and the subsequent disappearance of 12,000 inhabitants of Sepuvedra, a free-trade port. The government and the army are convinced that they have been kidnapped b ...

Poverty and Other Delights (1996)

Marcel and Joseph are tireless walkers. Their itinerary is an invitation to discover improbable places and fascinating people. Everlastingly looking for Stanley, Marcel's only friend, they meet an unlikely crowd of extravagant characters. Each has a story ...

Le Polygraphe (1996)

In this French Canadian thriller, an actress wins the role of a murder victim in a film based on the true story of an unsolved crime. She discovers her neighbor was the lover of the woman who was murdered in real life -- and is still a suspect. ...

The Confessional (1995)

Pierre Lamontagne has returned to Quebec to attend his father's funeral. He meets up with his adopted brother, Marc, who has begun questioning his identity and has embarked on a quest for his roots that would lead them to the Quebec of the 1950s. Past and ...

Tectonic Plates (1992)

An adaptation of Robert Lepage's stage play about lost love and considered suicide. ...

Montreal Stories (1991)

Six stories about Montreal. 1: A young housewife from Toronto samples the nightlife using basic French. 2: The tale of a painting of Montreal's first mayor, Jacques Viger. 3: During a hockey game, Madeleine tries to tell Roger she wants a divorce after for ...