Diego Star

Diego Star
Film poster
Directed by	Frédérick Pelletier [fr]
Written by	Frédérick Pelletier
Produced by	Pascal Bascaron Sylvain Corbeil Nancy Grant Marion Hänsel
Starring	Isaka Sawadogo Chloé Bourgeois [fr]
Cinematography	Philippe Roy
Edited by	Marie-Hélène Dozo
Production companies	Metafilms [fr] Man's Films
Distributed by	FiGa Films
Release date	January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French
Box office	$11,000[1]

Diego Star is a Canadian drama film, directed by Frédérick Pelletier [fr] and released in 2013.^[2] Set in Lévis, Quebec where a Russian cargo ship has been docked following a serious on-board accident, the film traces the journey of Traoré (Isaka Sawadogo), the ship's Ivorian mechanic, through both his decision to blow the whistle on the crew's neglect of ship maintenance issues and his developing friendship with Fanny (Chloé Bourgeois), the local woman with whom he has been billeted during the ship's time in Lévis.^[3]

The film premiered in the Bright Future program at the 2013 International Film Festival Rotterdam.^[4] It had its Canadian premiere at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in September 2013,^[5]

Awards

The film received five Prix Jutra nominations at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014, for Best Film, Best Actor (Sawadogo), Best Actress (Bourgeois), Best Screenplay (Pelletier) and Best Art Direction (Marjorie Rhéaume).^[6]

The film was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2014.^[7]

Release

Diego Star was released on DVD on April 1, 2014.^[8]

References

1. "Diego Star (2013)". The Numbers. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
2. Ramond, Charles-Henri (November 13, 2013). "Diego Star – Film de Frédérick Pelletier" [Diego Star – Film by Frédérick Pelletier] (in French). Films du Québec. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
3. Keough, Peter (October 29, 2013). "Cold reality for whistle-blower in 'Diego Star'". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
4. "Le film quebecois «Diego Star» sera presente au festival de Rotterdam". Canadian Press, January 9, 2013.
5. "Festival du nouveau cinema: le festival devoile sa selection Focus". Canadian Press, September 18, 2013.
6. "Jutra nominations light up screen scene; Top Quebecois films include Louis Cyr and Gabrielle". Montreal Gazette, January 28, 2014.
7. Ramond, Charles-Henri (March 22, 2014). "Denis Côté remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois" (in French). Films du Québec. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
8. "Diego Star de Frédérick Pelletier sort en DVD" (in French). Films du Québec. April 1, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

External links

• Diego Star at IMDb