Snowtime!
| Snowtime! | |
|---|---|
| La Guerre des tuques 3D | |
| Directed by | Jean-François Pouliot |
| Written by |
Normand Canac-Marquis Roger Cantin Danyèle Patenaude Paul Risacher |
| Starring |
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Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language |
French English |
| Box office | $3.36 million (Canada)[1] |
Snowtime! (French: La Guerre des tuques 3D) is a Canadian film from Quebec, released in 2015.[2] Directed by Jean-François Pouliot, it is an animated remake of the 1984 film The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques).[3]
The film centres on a group of children, led by Luke (Nicholas Savard-L'Herbier in the French version, Angela Galuppo in English) and Sophie (Mariloup Wolfe in French, Lucinda Davis in English), who plan and stage a giant snowball fight during the Christmas holidays.[2]
The film was the highest-grossing Canadian film of 2015.[4] It had its American premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.[5] The film will be released in English Canada on February 12, 2016 and the United States on February 19, 2016.[1]
The soundtrack features songs by various artists, including two recordings of "L'hymne" by Celine Dion.
Characters
- Luc/Luke (Nicholas Savard-L'Herbier in the French version, Angela Galuppo in English)
- Sophie (Mariloup Wolfe in French, Lucinda Davis in English)
- Lucie - Sophie Cadieux
- Maranda - Anne Casabonne
- Leroux brothers (Henry and George, Henri et Georges) - André Sauvé in French, Heidi Lynne Weeks in English
- François Les Lunettes - Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc
- Piers - Ross Lynch
- Jacques - Catherine Trudeau
- Chabot - Gildor Roy
- Pierre - Sebastién Reding
- Ti Guy La Lune - Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque
- Nicky - Liz MacRae
- France - Aline Pinsonneault
- Daniel Blanchette de Victoriaville - Esther Poulin
- Chuck - Don W. Shepherd
References
- 1 2 Etan Vlessing (February 2, 2016). "Canadian Screen Awards to Honor 'Snowtime!' as Biggest Homegrown 2015 Box-Office Hit". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- 1 2 "La guerre des tuques 3D réussit son pari". Ici Radio-Canada, November 3, 2015.
- ↑ "La Guerre des Tuques takes aim at a new generation". Q, December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "3 millions de dollars de recettes pour La guerre des tuques 3D". Ici Radio-Canada, December 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Animated La Guerre des Tuques 3D will screen at Sundance Film Festival". Montreal Gazette, September 9, 2015.