MY INTERNSHIP IN CANADA

GUIBORD S'EN VA-T-EN GUERRE

By Philippe FALARDEAU

MICRO_SCOPE - as PROD

Comedy - Completed 2015

Guibord, an independent member of Parliament, finds himself having to decide whether Canada will go to war. While touring his riding with his Haitian intern to consult with his constituents, politicians, citizens and lobbyists clash without restraint, shattering democracy into a thousand pieces.

Festivals
& Awards

Locarno 2015
Piazza Grande
Toronto - TIFF 2015
Contemporary World Cinema
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec 2015
Festival de cinéma des gens d'ici 2015
Filmfest 2015
    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • Comedy
    • Countries
    • CANADA
    • Languages
    • FRENCH-CANADIAN
    • Duration
    • 108 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Philippe FALARDEAU
    • Writer(s)
    • Philippe FALARDEAU
    • Producer(s)
    • Luc DÉRY (micro_scope), Kim MCCRAW (micro_scope)
    • Synopsis
    • Guibord 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 (Sovereign) Pascal, 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 (Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre) is a biting political satire in which politicians, citizens and lobbyists go head-to-head tearing democracy to shreds.