French Canadian drama won Dupuis best director at the Whistler Film Festival.Sovereign Film Distribution has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Sophie Dupuis’ French Canadian drama Underground, in a deal struck directly with the filmmakers.The London-based distributor plans to give the feature a theatrical release on August 20.It marks the second feature by French Canadian filmmaker Dupuis, whose 2018 debut Family First was Canada’s submission for the best foreign-language Oscar.Her latest centres on a miner, played by Joakim Robillard, who descends into the depths of a mine to save his colleagues after an underground explosion.
The cast also includes Theodore Pellerin,
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