On My Mother's Side

On My Mother's Side (French: L'Origine des espèces) is a Canadian psychological thriller film, directed by Dominic Goyer and released in 2015.^[1] The film stars Marc Paquet as David, an architect who discovers that his father Paul (Marc Béland) is not his real biological father, and undertakes an effort to uncover the truth of his origins.^[2]

On My Mother's Side
French	L'Origine des espèces
Directed by	Dominic Goyer
Written by	Dominic Goyer
Produced by	Valérie d'Auteuil André Rouleau
Starring	Marc Paquet Marc Béland Élise Guilbault
Cinematography	Mathieu Laverdière
Edited by	Michel Grou
Music by	Antoine Bédard
Production company	Caramel Films
Distributed by	Christal Films
Release date	October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11) (FNC)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The film's cast also includes Sylvie de Morais-Nogueira, Élise Guilbault, Germain Houde, David La Haye, Gilles Pelletier and Cynthia Wu-Maheux.

The film premiered at the 2015 Festival du nouveau cinéma, before going into commercial release in 2016.^[1]

Wu-Maheux received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017.^[3]