Water Child (French: L'Enfant d'eau) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Ménard and released in 1995.[1] The film stars David La Haye as Émile, a mentally handicapped young adult who survives a plane crash, finding himself on an otherwise deserted island with Cendrine (Marie-France Monette), a teenage girl.[1]

Water Child
FrenchL'Enfant d'eau
Directed byRobert Ménard
Written byClaire Wojas
Produced byRobert Ménard
Roger Frappier
StarringDavid La Haye
Marie-France Monette
Gilbert Sicotte
Monique Spaziani
CinematographyMichel Caron
Edited byMichel Arcand
Music byRonald de Gagné
Richard Grégoire
Production
companies
Les Productions Vidéofilms
Max Films Productions
National Film Board
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film's cast also includes Gilbert Sicotte, Danielle Proulx and Monique Spaziani.

The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 16th Genie Awards: Best Actor (La Haye) and Best Original Score (Richard Grégoire).[2] La Haye won the award for Best Actor.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "L'Enfant d'Eau takes a while to find its bearings". Montreal Gazette, August 29, 1995.
  2. ^ "Genie Award nominees". Ottawa Citizen, January 14, 1996.
  3. ^ "Three Genies for Le Confessionnal: Margaret's Museum wins six". Calgary Herald, January 15, 1996.
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