Tar Angel
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Denis Chouinard
Zinedine Soualem
Catherine Trudeau
Rabah Ait Ouyahia
Hiam Abbass
Raymond Cloutier
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Synopsis
Ahmed Kasmi and his family left Algeria 3 years ago. The family now resides in Montreal and they are one week away from receiving their Canadian citizenship. Ahmed's son, 19-year-old Hafid, joins a group of young activists and breaks into an immigration office to delete computer files. Filmed by surveillance cameras, Hafid's actions are broadcast on the nightly news. He is now a fugitive. While practicing the Canadian national anthem, Ahmed sees his son on TV and is devastated. He must now try to save his son and his family's chance at citizenship. With no one to turn to, Ahmed sets out alone into the snowy streets of Montreal. Trying to retrace the steps of his radical activist son, he discovers a city he does not know and a son who is a stranger to him. Along the way, Ahmed encounters Huguette, a feisty young woman who is deeply in love with Hafid. Although they form an unlikely pair, Huguette and Ahmed agree to search for Hafid in an attempt to stop him from further militant actions.
Director
Denis Chouinard
Cast
Zinedine Soualem
Catherine Trudeau
Rabah Ait Ouyahia
Hiam Abbass
Raymond Cloutier
François Papineau
Maude Guerin
Marc Beaupre
Kenza Abiabdillah
Crew
Emmanuelle Beaugrand-champagne
Julie Breton
Bertrand Chenier
Bertrand Chenier
Denis Chouinard
Richard Comeau
Gilles Corbeil
Guy Dufaux
Guy Dufaux
Roger Frappier
Mario Hervieux
Eric Parenteau
Marcel Pothier
Denis Sperdouklis
Hans Peter Strobl
Luc Vandal
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2001
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Opening Night/ in competition) August 23 - September 3, 2001.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 27 - October 12, 2001.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Opening Night/ in competition) August 23 - September 3, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 27 - October 12, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001
