Congorama

Congorama is a French-Belgian-Canadian film directed by Philippe Falardeau, released in 2006.

Congorama
Christal Films theatrical poster for Congorama
Directed by	Philippe Falardeau
Written by	Philippe Falardeau
Produced by	Joseph Rouschop Éric Tavitian
Starring	Olivier Gourmet Paul Ahmarani Jean-Pierre Cassel Gabriel Arcand Lorraine Pintal Claudia Tagbo Arnaud Mouithys Jean-Luc Couchard
Cinematography	André Turpin
Edited by	Frédérique Broos
Music by	Jarby Mc Coy
Distributed by	Les Films Christal (Canada) Benelux Film Distributors (Benelux) UGC PH (France)
Release dates	May 25, 2006 (2006-05-25) (Cannes Film Festival) January 17, 2007 (2007-01-17) (Belgium)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	Canada Belgium France
Language	French
Budget	$30 million

Plot

Michel is a Belgian inventor. He cares for his father, a paralysed writer, is married to a Congolese woman and is the father of an interracial child whom he reassures as to his parentage. He discovers at the age of 41 that he was adopted, actually having been born in Sainte-Cécile, Quebec. In the summer of 2000, he travels to Quebec, supposedly to sell some of his inventions. While on a near-impossible quest to find his birth family in the town where he was born, he crosses paths with Louis Legros, son of another inventor, in a meeting which will change their lives.

Premiere

Congorama received its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight series held alongside the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Awards

Genie Award – Screenplay; Prix Jutra – Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor (Ahmarani, Gourmet), Supporting Actor (Arcand)