# Ireland Blue Book

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{{Short description|2023 Canadian comedy film}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Ireland Blue Book
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|fr|Irlande cahier bleu}}
| image          = 
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [Olivier Godin](/source/Olivier_Godin)
| producer       = Amélie Tremblay<br>Olivier Godin
| writer         = Olivier Godin
| starring       = Emery Habwineza<br>[Florence Blain Mbaye](/source/Florence_Blain_Mbaye)<br>Étienne Pilon<br>Ève Duranceau
| music          = 
| cinematography = Renaud Després-Larose
| editing        = Olivier Godin
| studio         = Palabres
| distributor    = 
| runtime        = 82 minutes
| released       = {{film date|2023|7|28|[Fantasia](/source/Fantasia_International_Film_Festival)}}
| country        = Canada
| language       = French
| budget         = 
}}
'''''Ireland Blue Book''''' ({{langx|fr|Irlande cahier bleu}}) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by [Olivier Godin](/source/Olivier_Godin) and released in 2023.<ref>Martin Gignac, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/2023-09-08/irlande-cahier-bleu/loin-des-regles-etablies.php "Loin des règles établies"]. ''[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))'', September 8, 2023.</ref> The film stars Emery Habwineza as Ducarmel, a firefighter and basketball player who has fantastical dreams about being sent on an intergalactic mission in [outer space](/source/outer_space) when he falls asleep at night.<ref name=devoir>Olivier Du Ruisseau, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/797227/cinema-irlande-cahier-bleu-le-basketball-poetique-d-olivier-godin? "«Irlande cahier bleu»: le basketball poétique d’Olivier Godin"]. ''[Le Devoir](/source/Le_Devoir)'', September 1, 2023.</ref>

The cast also includes Étienne Pilon, [Florence Blain Mbaye](/source/Florence_Blain_Mbaye), Ève Duranceau, [Stéphane Crête](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Cr%C3%AAte), [Jean-Marc Dalpé](/source/Jean-Marc_Dalp%C3%A9), Johanna Nutter, François-Simon Poirier, [Charlotte Aubin](/source/Charlotte_Aubin), Rawam Sleiman, Philomène Lévesque-Rainville, Élia Dassi, Annie Darisse-Desbiens, Suzanne Beth, Anne Lapierre, Josée Laviolette, Pierre Mailloux and [Samer Najari](/source/Samer_Najari) in supporting roles.<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/irlande-cahier-bleu-olivier-godin/ "Irlande cahier bleu – Film de Olivier Godin"]. ''Films du Québec'', September 3, 2023.</ref>

==Production==
Ducarmel previously appeared, also played by Habwineza, as a minor supporting character in Godin's previous film ''[There Are No False Undertakings](/source/There_Are_No_False_Undertakings) (Il n'y a pas de faux métier)''.<ref>Jason Paré, [https://journalmetro.com/culture/ecrans/3131740/irlande-cahier-bleu-onirisme-et-poesie/ "«Irlande cahier bleu»: onirisme et poésie "]. ''[Métro](/source/M%C3%A9tro_(Montreal_newspaper))'', July 27, 2023.</ref>

==Distribution==
The film premiered in July 2023 at the [Fantasia International Film Festival](/source/Fantasia_International_Film_Festival),<ref>Taimur Sikander Mirza, [https://playbackonline.ca/2023/06/08/canadian-films-irlande-cahier-bleu-romi-set-for-fantasia/ "Canadian films Irlande Cahier Bleu, Romi set for Fantasia"]. ''[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))'', June 8, 2023.</ref> where it was named the winner of the Camera Lucida award from the [Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma](/source/Association_qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9coise_des_critiques_de_cin%C3%A9ma).<ref>Erik Pedersen, [https://deadline.com/2023/07/fantasia-film-festival-awards-2023-winners-list-1235451136/ "Fantasia Film Festival Awards: ‘Red Rooms’ Takes Best Feature & Two Others; ‘Femme’ A Double Winner – Full List"]. ''[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)'', July 30, 2023.</ref>

It went into commercial distribution in September 2023.<ref name=devoir/>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|28230567}}

Category:2023 films
Category:2023 comedy films
Category:Canadian comedy films
Category:Canadian basketball films
Category:Quebec films
Category:Films set in Quebec
Category:Films shot in Quebec
Category:Black Canadian films
Category:2023 French-language films
Category:French-language Canadian films
Category:2023 Canadian films

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