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The Pig's Law

2001 Canadian drama film

The Pig's Law (French: La Loi du cochon) is a Canadian crime comedy-drama film, directed by Érik Canuel and released in 2001.[1] The film stars Isabel Richer and Catherine Trudeau as Stéphane and Bettie Brousseau, two sisters running a struggling pig farm in rural Quebec; they have rented part of their land out to a criminal marijuana smuggling ring led by Paquette (Sylvain Marcel), but run afoul of the smugglers when Stéphane sells part of the crop herself without their knowledge to pay off her mortgage debt before the farm is foreclosed.[2]

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The film's cast also includes Christian Bégin, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stéphane Demers, Christopher Heyerdahl and Marie Brassard.

Richer received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 4th Jutra Awards.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Loi du cochon, La – Film d’Érik Canuel". Films du Québec, January 23, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Drug problems take root in Loi du Cochon". Montreal Gazette, October 5, 2001.
  3. [3]
    "Hot year at home: Jutra nominees reflect a booming local film scene". Montreal Gazette, January 24, 2002.


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