The Outlander (film)

The Outlander (French: Le Survenant) is a 2005 Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Érik Canuel.^[1] An adaptation of Germaine Guèvremont's novel Le Survenant, the film stars Jean-Nicolas Verreault as the title character, a mysterious stranger whose arrival in the small town of Chénal-du-Moine significantly shakes up the community.^[2]

The Outlander
French	Le Survenant
Directed by	Érik Canuel
Written by	Diane Cailhier
Based on	Le Survenant by Germaine Guèvremont
Produced by	Jacques Bonin Claude Veilhet
Starring	Jean-Nicolas Verreault Catherine Trudeau Pierrette Robitaille Germain Houde
Cinematography	Bernard Couture
Music by	Michel Corriveau
Release date	2005 (2005)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Awards

The film received five Genie Award nominations at the 26th Genie Awards:^[3]

• Best Adapted Screenplay: Diane Cailhier
• Best Cinematography: Bernard Couture
• Best Costume Design: Francesca Chamberland
• Best Sound Editing: Alice Wright, Valéry Dufort-Boucher, Alexis Farand, Jacques Plante and Christian Rivest
• Best Original Song: Sylvain Cossette, Michel Corriveau and Robert Marchand, "Comme une plume au vent"

It did not win any of the awards.