Confessions of a Hitman

Confessions of a Hitman (French: Confessions) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2021.^[1] Based on Gallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages, a 2015 non-fiction book written by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin about Canadian contract killer Gerald Gallant, the film stars Picard as Gallant.^[2]

Confessions of a Hitman
French	Confessions
Directed by	Luc Picard
Written by	Sylvain Guy
Based on	Gallant: confessions d’un tueur à gages by Éric Thibault and Félix Séguin
Produced by	Christian Larouche
Starring	Luc Picard
Cinematography	François Dutil
Edited by	Carmen-Mélanie Pépin
Music by	Daniel Bélanger
Production company	Christal Films
Distributed by	Les Films Opale
Release date	December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) (Whistler)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The film's cast also includes David La Haye, Sandrine Bisson, Éveline Gélinas, Dany Boudreault, Emmanuel Charest, Jean-François Boudreau, Bobby Beshro, Maxim Gaudette, Louise Portal, Raymond Cloutier and Catherine De Léan.

The film was shot in 2019, on a budget of $6.6 million.^[3]

The film premiered at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival,^[4] and was commercially released in March 2022.^[4]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Whistler Film Festival	2021	Best Director, Borsos Competition	Luc Picard	Won	[5]
Canadian Screen Awards	2022	Best Supporting Actor	David La Haye	Nominated	[6]
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Sylvain Guy	Nominated
		Best Hair	Denis Parent, Jean-Luc Lapierre	Nominated
Prix Iris	December 10, 2023	Best Actor	Luc Picard	Nominated	[7]
		Best Original Music	Daniel Bélanger	Nominated
		Best Makeup	Kathryn Casault, Bruno Gatien	Nominated
		Public Prize	Christian Larouche, Sébastien Létourneau, Luc Picard, Sylvain Guy	Nominated