Blue Potatoes

2001 Canadian documentary film
Blue Potatoes
FrenchLe Minot d'or
Directed byIsabelle Raynauld
Written byIsabelle Raynauld
Produced byClaude Cartier
Peter Krieger
CinematographyPeter Krieger
Edited byAlain Baril
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Production
company
Les Productions Virage
Distributed byCinéma Libre
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Blue Potatoes (French: Le Minot d'or) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Isabelle Raynauld and released in 2001. The film centres on six people with intellectual disabilities who, after having lived in institutions for much of their lives, are now residing in an independent living home in Lotbinière, Quebec and exploring their new freedom to make their own choices and pursue their own goals.[1]

The film was winner of the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 4th Jutra Awards in 2002.[2]

References

  1. ^ Pierre Ranger, "Le Minot d'or". Séquences, No, 221 (Sept./Oct. 2002). p. 38.
  2. ^ Matthew Hays, "Turpin's Crabe scoops up seven Jutra awards". The Globe and Mail, February 18, 2002.
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