Camion

For Truck or Lorry, see Truck.

Camion is a 2012 Canadian drama film directed by Rafaël Ouellet.^[1][2] The film centres on a truck driver who is suffering from severe depression after a woman kills herself by crashing her car into his truck; although he was not at fault, the incident has left him suicidal, resulting in the mending of his strained relationships with his sons Sam (Patrice Dubois [fr]) and Alain (Stéphane Breton) after he reaches out to them for help.^[3]

Camion
Film poster
Directed by	Rafaël Ouellet
Written by	Rafaël Ouellet
Produced by	Stéphanie Morissette
Starring	Julien Poulin
Cinematography	Geneviève Perron
Edited by	Rafaël Ouellet
Music by	Viviane Audet Robin-Joël Cool Éric West-Millette
Production company	Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Distributed by	K Films Amérique
Release date	June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01) (Karlovy)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Cast

• Julien Poulin as Germain
• Patrice Dubois [fr] as Samuel
• Maude Giguère as Manu
• Jacob Tierney as Jacob
• Stéphane Breton as Alain
• Noémie Godin-Vigneau [fr] as Rebecca
• Cindy Sampson as Jade

Release

The film was first released at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Crystal Globe, won the Award of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Director Award for Ouellet.^[4][5][6]

Awards

The film received eight Jutra Award nominations at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013, winning two.

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Jutra Awards	17 March 2013	Best Film	Marc Daigle	Nominated	[7]
		Best Director	Rafaël Ouellet	Nominated
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Best Actor	Julien Poulin	Won
		Best Cinematography	Geneviève Perron	Nominated
		Best Editing	Rafaël Ouellet	Nominated
		Best Original Music	Viviane Audet, Robin-Joël Cool, Éric West-Millette	Won
		Most Successful Film Outside Quebec	Rafaël Ouellet	Nominated
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois	2013	Best Film	Camion	Nominated	[8]