Boost (film)
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| Directed by | Darren Curtis |
| Written by | Darren Curtis |
| Produced by | Frédéric Bohbot Kieran Crilly |
| Starring | Nabil Rajo Jahmil French Oluniké Adeliyi |
| Cinematography | Pawel Pogorzelski |
| Edited by | Jared Curtis |
| Music by | Mike Silver |
Production companies | Bunbury Films Havelock Films |
| Distributed by | Filmoption |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Boost is a 2016 Canadian
drama film written and directed by Darren Curtis.[1]
The film stars
car thieves. One day, however, they decide to try their hands at undertaking an auto theft themselves.[2] The film's cast also includes Fanny Mallette, Oluniké Adeliyi, Patrick Goyette, Théodore Pellerin and Juliette Gariépy
.
The film was originally written to be about characters of
Black Canadian context when Rajo and French were cast as the leads.[3] The film was released concurrently in both the original English and dubbed French versions.[3]
Cast
- Nabil Rajo as Hakeem Nour
- Jahmil French as Anthony 'A-Mac' Macdonald
- Ntare Mwine as Ramaz 'Ram'
- Fanny Mallette as Madame Tessier
- Patrick Goyette as Detective Belanger
- Juliette Gariépy as Maxine
- Oluniké Adeliyi as Amina Nour
- Brent Skagford as Ilija
- Marc Rowland as Aleksy
- Juliette Gosselin as Anna
- Théodore Pellerin as Dev
- Émeraude Lapointe-Provost as Daphne
- Jean Petitclerc as Mr. Dibiase
- Djibril Toure as Ali Nour
Accolades
The film received five
Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.[4]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Film Festival | 26 October 2017 – 2 November 2017 | Best Narrative Feature Honourable Mention | Darren Curtis | Won | [5] |
| Canadian Screen Awards | 11 March 2018 | Best Actor | Nabil Rajo | Won | [6] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jahmil French | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Oluniké Adeliyi | Nominated | |||
Best Overall Sound
|
Philippe Attié | Nominated | |||
Best Original Song
|
Joey Sherrett, Chris Gordon and Nathaniel Huskinson: "CTS Thief" | Nominated | |||
| Prix Iris | 3 June 2018 | Best Film | Frédéric Bohbot, Kieran Crilly | Nominated | [8] |
| Best Director | Darren Curtis | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jahmil French | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Jared Curtis | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Music | Michael Silver | Nominated | |||
| Revelation of the Year | Nabil Rajo | Nominated | |||
| Best Casting | Maxime Giroux, Jonathan Oliveira | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Boost rolls onto screens in Montreal". Playback, April 7, 2017.
- ^ "Montréal, la grise". Le Devoir, April 7, 2017.
- ^ Montreal Gazette, April 6, 2017.
- ^ "The Canadian Screen Awards showers love on (almost) everyone". Now. 16 January 2018.
- ^ Reid, Regan (2 November 2017). "In Brief: Canadians win big at Austin Film Fest". Playback. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "From Carmilla to Kim's, the Canadian Screen Award winners agreed: 'Representation matters'". CBC News. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "«Les Affamés» en nomination pour le meilleur film québécois". La Tribune, April 10, 2018.
External links
- Boost at IMDb
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