Roger Toupin, épicier variété

Roger Toupin, épicier variété is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Benoît Pilon and released in 2003.^[1] The film profiles Roger Toupin, a shopkeeper in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough who is being forced to sell his shop, and the residential apartment above it where he has lived for his entire life, due to the rising costs of running an independent business.^[2]

Roger Toupin, épicier variété
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Directed by	Benoît Pilon
Produced by	Jeannine Gagné
Starring	Roger Toupin
Cinematography	Michel La Veaux
Edited by	René Roberge
Music by	Robert Marcel Lepage
Production company	Amazone Film
Distributed by	Cinéma Libre
Release date	November 14, 2003 (2003-11-14) (RIDM)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The film premiered on November 14, 2003, at the Montreal International Documentary Festival,^[3] where it received a standing ovation that lasted over 10 minutes.^[4] It went into commercial release in December.^[2]

The film was co-winner, with Jean-Claude Labrecque's À Hauteur d'homme, of the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 6th Jutra Awards in 2004.^[5]