List of Canadian films of 2012

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 2012:

Title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref
A Drop of Love Golam Mustofa Marcel Legault, Sabreena Ghaffar Siddiqui, Jarvis Alam, Simon Henri Romantic comedy
L'Affaire Dumont Daniel Grou Marc-André Grondin, Geneviève Brouillette, Marilyn Castonguay Drama
All That You Possess (Tout ce que tu possèdes) Bernard Émond Patrick Drolet, Gilles Renaud, Isabelle Vincent Drama
Alphée of the Stars (Alphée des étoiles) Hugo Latulippe Hugo Latulippe, Laure Waridel Documentary
Antiviral Brandon Cronenberg Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Malcolm McDowell Horror Made with U.S. financing
Before My Heart Falls (Avant que mon cœur bascule) Sébastien Rose Sophie Lorain, Sébastien Ricard, Alexis Martin Drama
Bestiaire Denis Côté Documentary
Beyond the Walls (Hors les murs) David Lambert Guillaume Gouix, Matila Malliarakis, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, David Salles, Flonja Kodheli Drama [1]
Blackbird Jason Buxton Connor Jessup, Alexia Fast, Jeremy Akerman Drama
The Bossé Empire (L'Empire Bossé) Claude Desrosiers Guy A. Lepage, Claude Legault, Élise Guilbault Comedy
The Boxing Girls of Kabul Ariel Nasr National Film Board Documentary Best short documentary, 1st Canadian Screen Awards
Bydlo Patrick Bouchard Animated short
Camera Shy Mark Sawers Nicolas Wright, Gerard Plunkett, David Nykl, Lara Gilchrist, Stephen Lobo Comedy
Camion Rafaël Ouellet Julien Poulin, Patrice Dubois, Stéphane Breton Comedy, drama Prix Jutra – Actor (Poulin), Musical Score
Catimini Nathalie Saint-Pierre Émilie Bierre Drama
Cosmopolis David Cronenberg Robert Pattinson, Jay Baruchel, Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton, Emily Hampshire, Sara Gorden, Paul Giamatti Original Score, Song-1st Canadian Screen Awards; Canada-Italy-France-Portugal co-production
Chained Jennifer Lynch Vincent D'Onofrio, Julia Ormond Thriller Direct to DVD
Crackin' Down Hard Mike Clattenburg Nicolas Wright, Yoursie Thomas Short comedy
Crimes of Mike Recket Bruce Sweeney Nicholas Lea, Gabrielle Rose, Agam Darshi, Jillian Fargey Drama [2]
Demoni Theodore Ushev Animated short
The Disappeared Shandi Mitchell Billy Campbell, Shawn Doyle, Brian Downey Drama
East Hastings Pharmacy Antoine Bourges Shauna Hansen Docufiction
Edmond Was a Donkey (Edmond était un âne) Franck Dion Animated short
Ésimésac Luc Picard Nicola-Frank Vachon, Marie Brassard, Isabel Richler, Luc Picard, Gildor Roy Prix Jutra – Costumes
Exile (Exil) Charles-Olivier Michaud Francis Cleophat, Paul Doucet, Julie Le Breton, Stephen McHattie Drama
Fair Sex (Les Manèges humains) Martin Laroche Marie-Evelyne Lessard, Marc-André Brunet, Normand Daoust Drama
First Snow (Première neige) Michaël Lalancette François Bernier, David Boutin, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Benoît Gouin, Louise Latraverse, Marie-Laurence Moreau, Noémie Yelle Short drama
For Dorian Rodrigo Barriuso Ron Lea, Dylan Harman Short drama
Frost Jeremy Ball Emily Piggford Short drama
The Fruit Hunters Yung Chang Bill Pullman Documentary produced with the National Film Board and CBC-TV Inspired by the book by Adam Gollner; made for TV.
Goon Michael Dowse Seann William Scott, Liev Schreiber, Jay Baruchel Comedy
Herd Leader (Chef de meute) Chloé Robichaud Ève Duranceau Short drama
Here and the Great Elsewhere (Le Grand ailleurs et le petit ici) Michèle Lemieux Animated short [3]
Herman's House Angad Singh Bhalla Jackie Sumell, Herman Wallace Documentary [4]
High Chicago Alfons Adetuyi Colin Salmon, Kevin Hanchard, Karen LeBlanc, Sebastian Pigott Drama Direct to DVD
Home Again Sudz Sutherland Lyriq Bent, Stephan James Drama
In No Particular Order Terry Miles & Kristine Cofsky Kristine Cofsky, Sonja Bennett, Ben Cotton, Mike Dopud, Stephen Lobo, Carmen Lavigne Comedy-drama
Ina Litovski Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, André Turpin Marine Johnson, Geneviève Alarie Short drama
Inch'Allah Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette Evelyne Brochu, Sivan Levy, Sabrina Ouazani Drama Canada-France co-production
Indie Game: The Movie James Swirsky & Lisanne Pajot Documentary
Inescapable Ruba Nadda Alexander Siddig, Joshua Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Oded Fehr, Fadia Nadda Political drama Canada-South Africa co-production
Inner Worlds Outer Worlds Daniel Schmidt & Patrick Sweeney Documentary Winner, Award of Excellence, Canada International Film Festival
I, Pet Goat II Louis Lefebvre Animated short Ocelot Robot Film Festival 2012 - Best Short Film
Just As I Remember Andrew Moir Documentary
Keep a Modest Head (Ne crâne pas sois modeste) Deco Dawson Short documentary
Karakara Claude Gagnon Gabriel Arcand, Youki Kudoh Drama
Krivina Igor Drljaca Jasmin Geljo, Goran Slavkovic Drama Toronto International Film Festival world premiere
Last Chance Paul-Émile d'Entremont National Film Board Documentary
Laurence Anyways Xavier Dolan Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye Drama TIFF – Best Canadian Feature Film; Cannes Film Festival – Queer Palm, Un Certain Regard, Best Actress (Clément)
The Lesser Blessed Anita Doron Joel Evans, Chloe Rose, Kiowa Gordon, Benjamin Bratt Drama
Let the Daylight Into the Swamp Jeffrey St. Jules National Film Board 3D short
Letters from Pyongyang Jason Lee Jason Lee, Young Tae Lee Documentary
Liverpool Manon Briand Stéphanie Lapointe, Charles-Alexandre Dubé Comedy/crime
Lowlife Seth Smith Chik White Drama/horror
Margarita Laurie Colbert, Dominique Cardona Nicola Correia-Damude, Patrick McKenna, Christine Horne, Maya Ritter Comedy-drama
Mars et Avril Martin Villeneuve Jacques Languirand, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Ahmarani, Robert Lepage Sci-fi fantasy
Midnight's Children Deepa Mehta Satya Bhabha, Shriya Saran, Seema Biswas, Siddarth, Rajat Kappor, Rahul Bose Drama A Canada-U.K. co-production based on the novel by Salman Rushdie.
Moving Day Mike Clattenburg Will Sasso, Gabriel Hogan, Jonny Harris, Charlie Murphy, Victor Garber, Gabrielle Miller Comedy
My Awkward Sexual Adventure Sean Garrity Jonas Chernick, Emily Hampshire, Sarah Manninen Comedy-drama
My Real Life (Ma vie réelle) Magnus Isacsson Alexandre Bryson, Don Karnage, Danny Raymond, Michael Stiverne, Mikerson Stiverne Documentary [5]
The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche Maya Gallus Severn Thompson, Deborah Hay Docudrama [6]
The Near Future (Le futur proche) Sophie Goyette Patrice Berthomier Short drama
Old Stock James Genn Noah Reid, Melanie Leishman, Danny Wells, Meghan Heffern Comedy-drama [7]
Omertà Luc Dionne Michel Côté, Rachelle Lefevre, Patrick Huard, René Angélil, Stéphane Rousseau Crime drama Feature film sequel to the 1990s drama series Omertà
Over My Dead Body Brigitte Poupart Dave St-Pierre Documentary
Payback Jennifer Baichwal Margaret Atwood, Raj Patel National Film Board Documentary Based on the book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth
The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life (Les Pee-Wee 3D) Éric Tessier Antoine Olivier Pilon, Alice Morel-Michaud, Julie Le Breton, Guy Nadon Sports comedy-drama
The People of the Kattawapiskak River Alanis Obomsawin National Film Board Documentary Attawapiskat housing crisis
Resident Evil: Retribution Paul W. S. Anderson Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Kevin Durand, Colin Salmon Horror Canada-German co-production; Golden Reel Award; shot in 3D
Rufus Dave Schultz Rory J. Saper, Kim Coates, David James Elliott, Kelly Rowan, Merritt Patterson, Richard Harmon Drama/horror
The Secret Disco Revolution Jamie Kastner Documentary
She Said Boom: The Story of Fifth Column Kevin Hegge Documentary Profile of the queer punk band Fifth Column [8]
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Michael J. Bassett Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Deborah Kara Unger, Martin Donovan. Malcolm McDowell, Carrie-Anne Moss, Sean Bean Horror Canada-France co-production made with U.S. financing
Small Blind (La Mise à l'aveugle) Simon Galiero Micheline Bernard, Christine Beaulieu, Julien Poulin Drama
Still Mine Michael McGowan James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold, Jonathan Potts Drama Toronto International Film Festival screening only; general release in 2013. Actor (Cromwell)-1st Canadian Screen Awards.
Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada Karen Cho National Film Board Documentary Best documentary, Whistler Film Festival
Stories We Tell Sarah Polley Rebecca Jenkins, Sarah Polley National Film Board Documentary Premiered at 69th Venice International Film Festival; Documentary-1st Canadian Screen Awards; TFCA – Best Canadian Film
The Torrent (Le Torrent) Simon Lavoie Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon, Dominique Quesnel, Laurence Leboeuf Drama
Tower Kazik Radwanski Derek Bogart, Nicole Fairbairn, Deborah Sawyer Drama
Two Hands to Mouth Michael DeCarlo Art Hindle and an ensemble cast Dark comedy drama
The Valley of Tears (La Vallée des larmes) Maryanne Zéhil Drama
Vanishing Point Stephen A. Smith & Julia Szucs Navarana K'avigak National Film Board Documentary
War Witch (Rebelle) Kim Nguyen Rachel Mwanza, Serge Kanyinda Drama about child soldiers Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign-Language Film
We Were Children Tim Wolochatiuk Documentary produced with the National Film Board Documenting experiences in the residential school system
Where I Am (Là où je suis) Myriam Magassouba Virginie Léger, Marie Brassard Short drama [9]
Wintergreen (Paparmane) Joëlle Desjardins Paquette Steve Laplante, Sophie Desmarais Short comedy-drama [10]
With Jeff (Avec Jeff, à moto) Marie-Ève Juste Laury Verdieu, Liridon Rashiti Short drama
The World Before Her Nisha Pahuja Documentary

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lodge, Guy (3 June 2012). "Beyond the Walls". Variety. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ Glen Schaefer, "Film noir, Vancouver style; Playful, deadpan take on crime thriller genre". The Province, September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ Maggie Lange, "It Took 240,000 Pins to Make the Most Innovative Short Film of the Year". The Atlantic, December 28, 2012.
  4. ^ Kevin Ritchie, "Hot Docs 2012: Reimagining the prison flick with Herman’s House". Playback, May 3, 2012.
  5. ^ Natalia Wysocka, "Ma vie réelle, le dernier documentaire de Magnus Isacsson". Métro, November 29, 2012.
  6. ^ Robert Bell, "The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche: Maya Gallus". Exclaim!, May 4, 2012.
  7. ^ Scott A. Gray, "Old Stock, James Genn". Exclaim!, May 30, 2013.
  8. ^ Matt Thomas, "When queer punk exploded". Xtra Magazine, November 7, 2012.
  9. ^ Nicolas Gendron, "Coffret 20 Courts et grand talent: Ainsi tournent-elles"]. Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Summer 2013).
  10. ^ Nicolas Gendron, "Ainsi tournent-elles". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 31 No. 3 (Summer 2013). p. 54.
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