Cheech (film)

{{More citations needed|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Cheech | image = | caption = | director = [[Patrice Sauvé]] | producer = [[Nicole Robert (producer)|Nicole Robert]] | writer = [[François Létourneau]] | based_on = {{basedon|''Cheech''|François Létourneau}} | starring = | music = [[Normand Corbeil]] | cinematography = [[Yves Bélanger (cinematographer)|Yves Bélanger]] | editing = [[Michel Grou]] | studio = [[Go Films]] | distributor = {{ubl|[[Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm]] (Canada)|[[Seville Pictures]] (International)}} | released = {{Film date|2006|09||TIFF}} | runtime = 105 minutes | country = Canada | language = French | budget = | gross = }} '''''Cheech''''' is a 2006 Canadian [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Patrice Sauvé]] (his feature film directorial debut) and written by [[François Létourneau]], based on his own prior stage play ''Cheech, ou Les hommes de Chrysler sont en ville''.<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/cheech-patrice-sauve/ "Cheech – Film de Patrice Sauvé"]. ''Films du Québec'', December 28, 2008.</ref> The film premiered at the [[2006 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2006/08/toronto-06-the-complete-lineup-352-films-76228/|title=TORONTO '06: The Complete Lineup – 352 Films|work=IndieWire|first=Eugene|last=Hernandez|date=August 22, 2006|access-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref>

== Plot == Ron runs an [[escort service]] in a rundown part of [[Montreal]]. His murder leads to suspicion of a number of suspects. They include Cheech, the rival escort agency owner, and Stephanie, a [[prostitute]] who wants to leave the business. The film captures a day in the life of six people whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. Their quest for happiness reveals each of them to one another in unexpected ways.

== Recognition == * 2007 – Nominated – [[Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]] ([[François Létourneau]])<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Al |date=2007-01-11 |title=2007 Genie Award Nominees Announced |url=https://screenanarchy.com/2007/01/2007-genie-award-nominees-announced.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=ScreenAnarchy}}</ref> * 2007 – Nominated – [[Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing]] ([[Michel Grou]])<ref name=":0" /> * 2007 – Nominated – [[Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Score]] ([[Normand Corbeil]])<ref name=":0" /> * 2007 – Nominated – [[Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing]] (Pierre-Jules Audet, Guy Francoeur, Guy Pelletier)<ref name=":0" /> * 2007 – Nominated – [[Canadian Society of Cinematographers]] award for Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature ([[Yves Bélanger (cinematographer)|Yves Bélanger]])

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== External links == * {{IMDb title|0775076|Cheech}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|cheech|Cheech}} * {{TCMDb title|659730|Cheech}}

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