Crying Out (film)
Crying Out (French: À l'origine d'un cri) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robin Aubert and released in 2010. The film centres on a grief-stricken widower (Michel Barrette) who unexpectedly digs up his dead wife's corpse and runs off with it, forcing his father (Jean Lapointe) and son (Patrick Hivon) to set off in an attempt to find him before he gets arrested or commits suicide.
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| French | À l'origine d'un cri |
| Directed by | Robin Aubert |
| Written by | Robin Aubert |
| Produced by | Roger Frappier Luc Vandal |
| Starring | Michel Barrette Patrick Hivon Jean Lapointe |
| Cinematography | Steve Asselin |
| Edited by | Carina Baccanale |
Production company | Max Films Productions |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast also includes Alexis Martin, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Charlotte Laurier, Micheline Bernard and Bénédicte Décary.
The film was shot in the spring and summer of 2009, in Vaudreuil and the Côte-Nord region of Quebec.
The film premiered on September 10, 2010 at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, before going into commercial release on September 24.