{{Infobox film | name = Miss Boots | native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Mlle Bottine}} | director = Yan Lanouette Turgeon | producer = Antonello Cozzolino<br>Dominic James<br>Brigitte Léveillé | writer = Dominic James | based_on = ''Bach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine)'' | starring = Antoine Bertrand<br>Marguerite Laurence<br>Marilyn Castonguay | music = Ramachandra Borcar | cinematography = Marie Davignon | editing = Carina Baccanale | studio = Les Productions La Fête<br>Attraction Images | distributor = Immina Films | released = {{film date|2024|9|29|Schlingel}} | runtime = 114 minutes | country = Canada | language = Quebec French }} '''''Miss Boots''''' ({{langx|fr|Mlle Bottine}}) is a Canadian children's comedy film, directed by Yan Lanouette Turgeon and released in 2024.<ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/mlle-bottine-yan-lanouette-turgeon/ "Mlle Bottine – Film de Yan Lanouette Turgeon"]. ''Films du Québec'', November 24, 2024.</ref> A modernized remake of the 1986 film ''Bach and Broccoli (Bach et Bottine)'', the film stars Antoine Bertrand as Philippe, an opera composer who is entrusted with the care of his young niece Simone (Marguerite Laurence) after the death of her parents, and is shaken out of his crippling social anxiety by the need to take care of Simone and her pet skunk Bottine.<ref>Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/11/28/critique-de-mlle-bottine--voici-pourquoi-ce-film-est-un-petit-bijou "Critique de «Mlle Bottine»: voici pourquoi ce film est un petit bijou"]. ''Le Journal de Montréal'', November 28, 2024.</ref>
The cast also includes Marilyn Castonguay, Mani Soleymanlou, Mateo Laurent Membreño Daigle, Benoît Gouin, François Chénier, Ellen David, Jean-François Provençal, Myriam Fournier, Louise Turcot and Dino Tavarone.
The film did not precisely replicate the original film's screenplay, instead introducing new elements such as Philippe's struggle with anxiety replacing Jean-Claude's simple negligence in the original, and other efforts to present more fully rounded adult characters.<ref name=larocque>Véronique Larocque, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/2024-11-29/mlle-bottine/un-film-qui-va-droit-au-coeur.php "Un film qui va droit au cœur"]. ''La Presse'', November 29, 2024.</ref>
==Production and release== The film was shot in Montreal in fall 2023.<ref>Taimur Sikander Mirza, [https://playbackonline.ca/2023/09/22/mlle-bottine-begins-production-in-montreal/ "Mlle Bottine begins production in Montreal"]. ''Playback'', September 22, 2023.</ref>
It premiered at the Schlingel International Children's Film Festival in September 2024.<ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2024-09-10/festival-schlingel/mlle-bottine-presente-en-premiere-mondiale-le-29-septembre.php "Mlle Bottine présenté en première mondiale le 29 septembre"]. ''La Presse'', September 10, 2024.</ref> It subsequently had a gala screening on November 18, 2024, at Montreal's Théâtre Maisonneuve,<ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2024-11-19/soir-de-premiere-en-famille-pour-mlle-bottine.php "Soir de première en famille pour Mlle Bottine"]. ''La Presse'', November 19, 2024.</ref> before opening commercially on November 29.<ref name=larocque/>
==Awards== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Date of ceremony ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan=2| Schlingel International Children's Film Festival | rowspan=2| 2024 | Club of Festivals Children Jury Prize | ''Miss Boots'' | {{won}} | rowspan=2| <ref>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/mlle-bottine-prime-en-allemagne/ "Mlle Bottine primé en Allemagne"]. ''Films du Québec'', October 5, 2024.</ref> |- | Best Children's Performance | Marguerite Laurence | {{won}} |- | rowspan=6| Quebec Cinema Awards | rowspan=6| 2025 | Best Film | Antonello Cozzolino, Brigitte Léveillé, Dominic James | {{nom}} | rowspan=6| <ref>Fanny Bourel, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/fr/nouvelle/2197735/langue-universelle-nominations-gala-quebec-cinema "Une langue universelle en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma"]. Radio Canada International, October 8, 2025.</ref> |- | Best Actor | Antoine Bertrand | {{nom}} |- | Best Actress | rowspan=2| Marguerite Laurence | {{nom}} |- | Revelation of the Year | {{won}} |- | Best Costume Design | Sharon Scott | {{nom}} |- | Prix Michel-Côté | Antonello Cozzolino, Brigitte Léveillé, Dominic James, Patrick Roy, Yan Lanouette Turgeon | {{nom}} |}
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== External links == * {{IMDb title|27854619}}
Category:2024 films Category:2024 comedy films Category:2024 Canadian films Category:2020s children's comedy films Category:2024 French-language films Category:Canadian children's comedy films Category:Films set in Montreal Category:Films shot in Montreal Category:French-language Canadian films Category:Quebec films Category:Remakes of Canadian films Category:2024 children's films