{{short description|2016 film by Jean-François Pouliot}} {{Infobox film | name = Votez Bougon | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = Jean-François Pouliot | producer = Fabienne Larouche<br>Michel Trudeau | writer = François Avard<br>Jean-François Mercier<br>Louis Morissette | starring = Rémy Girard<br>Louison Danis<br>Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc<br>Antoine Bertrand | music = FM Le Sieur | cinematography = Allen Smith | editing = Éric Drouin | studio = Remstar | released = {{Film date|2016|12|16}} | runtime = 97 min | country = Canada | language = French | budget = | gross = }} '''''Votez Bougon''''' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Jean-François Pouliot and released in 2016.<ref>[http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/02/28/votez-bougon-un-bel-exemple-de-mediocrite "Votez Bougon, un bel exemple de médiocrité"]. ''Le Journal de Montréal'', February 28, 2017.</ref>
Based on the 2000s television sitcom ''Les Bougon'', the film is a political satire in which Paul Bougon (Rémy Girard) enters politics, starting his own political party and catching a populist wave that results in his being elected as the new Premier of Quebec.<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/201612/16/01-5051973-votez-bougon-pour-le-meilleur-et-pour-le-pire-.php "Votez Bougon: pour le meilleur et pour le pire..."]. ''La Presse'', December 16, 2016.</ref> All of the actors from the television series reprised their original roles, with the exception that the role of adopted daughter Mao was recast.<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/entrevues/201612/13/01-5050857-votez-bougon-rien-na-change-ou-presque.php "Votez Bougon: rien n'a changé. Ou presque..."]. ''La Presse'', December 13, 2016.</ref>
Although press coverage of the film noted some similarities to the presidential campaign of Donald Trump,<ref>[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/trump-is-ideal-backdrop-for-les-bougons-move-to-big-screen "Trump presidency is ideal backdrop for Les Bougon's move to big screen"]. ''Montreal Gazette'', December 13, 2016.</ref> the film was more directly inspired by Quebec populist gadfly {{ill|Bernard "Rambo" Gauthier|fr|Bernard Gauthier (syndicaliste)}}.<ref>[http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/12/08/rambo-et-les-bougon "Rambo et Les Bougon"]. ''Le Journal de Montréal'', December 8, 2016.</ref>
The film was a shortlisted finalist for the Public Prize, an audience-voted fan award, at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards.<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/ceremonies/gala-quebec-cinema/201704/05/01-5085631-gala-quebec-cinema-juste-la-fin-du-monde-et-two-lovers-and-a-bear-en-tete.php "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511231627/http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/ceremonies/gala-quebec-cinema/201704/05/01-5085631-gala-quebec-cinema-juste-la-fin-du-monde-et-two-lovers-and-a-bear-en-tete.php |date=2017-05-11 }}. ''La Presse'', April 5, 2017.</ref> It was the second most successful Quebec film of 2016 at the box office, behind ''The 3 L'il Pigs 2 (Les 3 p'tits cochons 2)''.<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201701/12/01-5058832-votez-bougon-franchit-le-cap-des-2-millions-.php "Votez Bougon franchit le cap des 2 millions $"]. ''La Presse'', January 12, 2017.</ref>
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Category:2016 films Category:Films directed by Jean-François Pouliot Category:Films based on television series Category:Films set in Quebec Category:Films shot in Quebec Category:Canadian political satire films Category:French-language Canadian films Category:2016 Canadian films Category:Films scored by FM Le Sieur
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