My Internship in Canada

2015

108 mins

Directed by Philippe Falardeau
72%
Comedy
Award Winner

Patrick Huard (Starbuck) stars as a Québécois MP who holds the tie-breaker vote on whether Canada goes to war in... More

Patrick Huard (Starbuck) stars as a Québécois MP who holds the tie-breaker vote on whether Canada goes to war in the Middle East. Directed by Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar) and winner of Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

"Guibord (Huard) is an independent Member of Parliament who represents Prescott-Makadewà-Rapides-aux Outardes, a vast county in Northern Quebec. As the entire country watches, Guibord unwillingly finds himself in the awkward position of holding the decisive vote to determine whether Canada will go to war. Accompanied by his wife, his daughter and an idealistic intern from Haiti named Souverain (Irdens Exantus), Guibord travels across his district in order to consult his constituents. While groups of lobbyists get involved in a debate that spins out of control, the MP will have to face his own conscience. My Internship in Canada is a biting political satire in which politicians, citizens and lobbyists go head-to-head tearing democracy to shreds." (Toronto International Film Festival)

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My Internship in Canada | Ratings & Reviews

72_%49 reviews
Audience score rating

"Passing up the opportunity to make a sharp international commentary, director Philippe Falardeau (“Congorama,” “Monsieur Lazhar”) plays the dilemma for folksy, feel-good laughs, severely minimizing this Canuck comedy’s export potential."

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Variety

"Often broad and occasionally a little musty, this film, with one of the most unappealing and misleading English-language titles in recent memory, is a little bit of a lot of things -- an ambitious political satire, a low-brow local comedy, a brittle family drama, a finger-on-the-pulse look at contemporary Canada… -- but never really its own thing."

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Hollywood Reporter

My Internship in Canada | Details

Directed by

Cast

Clémence Dufresne-Deslières

Award winner: Winner of Best Canadian Feature Film (2015 Toronto International Film Festival).
Runtime: 108
Genre: Comedy
Country of origin: Canada