How to Get Your Parents to Divorce

How to Get Your Parents to Divorce (French: Pas d'chicane dans ma cabane!, lit. "No Fighting in My House!") is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers and released in 2022.[1] The film stars Charlotte St-Martin as Justine, a preteen girl who is frustrated by the constant fighting of her parents Julie (Isabelle Blais) and Martin (Pierre-Luc Brillant), and plots with her friends to figure out how to convince them to divorce.[2]

How to Get Your Parents to Divorce
FrenchPas d'chicane dans ma cabane!
Directed bySandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
Written bySandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
Maryse Latendresse
Produced byRichard Lalonde
StarringCharlotte St-Martin
Isabelle Blais
Pierre-Luc Brillant
CinematographyIsabelle Stachtchenko
Edited byMyriam Magassouba
Music byPeter Venne
Production
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Forum Films
Distributed byAxia Films
Release date
  • June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film's cast also includes Louka Bélanger-Leos, Charlie Fortier, Liam Patenaude, Simone Laperle, Joanie Guérin, Elliot Léonard, Jamal Fortier and Pierrette Robitaille.

The film premiered at the Festival du film de l'Outaouais on June 8, 2022,[3] before opening commercially on June 10.[4]

Awards

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The film was screened at the 2023 Canadian Film Festival, where it won the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Ensemble Cast.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Pas d’chicane dans ma cabane – Film de Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers". Films du Québec, June 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Marie-Josée R. Roy, "«Pas d’chicane dans ma cabane!»: obliger ses parents à divorcer!". Métro, June 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Harvey, Léa (June 3, 2022). "Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers: diriger les petits comme les grands". Le Soleil (in French).
  4. ^ Véronique Larocque, "La parole aux préadolescents". La Presse, June 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Kelly Townsend, "Babysitter wins Best Feature at 2023 Canadian Film Fest". Playback, April 3, 2023.
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