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Return to Sender

2010 · 102 min

A wry, low-key comedy of errors that keeps you watching a decent man dig himself deeper into trouble.

Directed by
Gaël d'Ynglemare
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Emmanuel Bilodeau, Jean-Marie Corbeil, Evelyne de la Chenelière
Overview
Michel Beaulieu can't catch a break. He just lost his job as car courier after an encounter with a difficult client, his wife Lucy decided to take break from him and she threatened to take his visitation rights to their daughter away. In desperation, Michael agrees to fulfill the mission of a shady loan shark by kidnapping a gambler who owes him a large sum. Turns the man is the arrogant businessman because of whom he lost his job.

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Directed by
Gaël d'Ynglemare
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Emmanuel Bilodeau, Jean-Marie Corbeil, Evelyne de la Chenelière
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Gaël d'Ynglemare
Written by
Gaël d'Ynglemare
Starring
Emmanuel Bilodeau, Jean-Marie Corbeil, Evelyne de la Chenelière, Sylvie Léonard, François Léveillée, Joseph Mesiano, Alice Morel-Michaud, Gildor Roy
Music
Jean-François Lemieux, Guy Kayes
Cinematography
Jean-François Lord
Runtime
102 min
Country
Canada
Languages
French

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