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Tar Angel (French: L'Ange de goudron) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2001.
Directed by Denis Chouinard, the film stars Zinedine Soualem as Ahmet Kasmi, the patriarch of a family of Algerian refugees in Montreal whose values are tested when his oldest son Hafid (Rabah Aït Ouyahia) joins an anti-globalization activist group, sparking Ahmet's fears that the family may be denied Canadian citizenship. The film's cast also includes Hiam Abbass, Catherine Trudeau, Kenza Abiabdillah, Marc Beaupré, Raymond Cloutier, François Papineau and Maude Guérin.
The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2001, where it won the award for Best Canadian film.
The film garnered three Genie Award nominations at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002, for Best Actor (Soualem), Best Director (Chouinard) and Best Original Score (Bertrand Chénier). The film also garnered eight Jutra Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Original Release
08/23/2001
Cast
Name | Character |
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Zinedine Soualem | Ahmed Kasmi |
Hiam Abbass | Naïma Kasmi |
Rabah Aït Ouyahia | Hafid Kasmi |
Catherine Trudeau | Huguette |
Kenza Abiabdillah | Djamila Kasmi |
Marc Beaupré | Sylvain |
Koumba Ball | Snoopy |
Raymond Cloutier | Roberto |
Gary Boudreault | Bertrand |
Igor Ovadis | Ruffolo |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Zinedine Soualem | Ahmed Kasmi |
Hiam Abbass | Naïma Kasmi |
Rabah Aït Ouyahia | Hafid Kasmi |
Catherine Trudeau | Huguette |
Kenza Abiabdillah | Djamila Kasmi |
Marc Beaupré | Sylvain |
Koumba Ball | Snoopy |
Raymond Cloutier | Roberto |
Gary Boudreault | Bertrand |
Igor Ovadis | Ruffolo |
François Papineau | Walter Desrosiers |
Maude Guérin | Pauline Toulouse |
Pierre Muzadi | Chanteur africain |
Françoise Lemieux | Juge |
Alexandrine Agostini | Réceptionist |
Andreas Apergis | Pilote |
Mark Berube | Ouvrier |
Jocelyn Blanchard | Caissier |
Inés Canepa | Femme de Roberto |
Antoine Carabinier-Lépine | Militant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Roger Frappier | Producer |
Luc Vandal | Producer |