# Votez Bougon

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{{short description|2016 film by Jean-François Pouliot}}
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| name           = Votez Bougon
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| director       = [Jean-François Pouliot](/source/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Pouliot)
| producer       = Fabienne Larouche<br>Michel Trudeau
| writer         = François Avard<br>Jean-François Mercier<br>Louis Morissette 
| starring       = [Rémy Girard](/source/R%C3%A9my_Girard)<br>Louison Danis<br>[Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc](/source/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Bourgeois_Leclerc)<br>[Antoine Bertrand](/source/Antoine_Bertrand)
| music          = [FM Le Sieur](/source/FM_Le_Sieur)
| cinematography = Allen Smith
| editing        = Éric Drouin
| studio         = [Remstar](/source/Remstar)
| released       = {{Film date|2016|12|16}} 
| runtime        = 97 min
| country        = [Canada](/source/Canada)
| language       = French
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'''''Votez Bougon''''' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by [Jean-François Pouliot](/source/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_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](/source/Le_Journal_de_Montr%C3%A9al)'', February 28, 2017.</ref>

Based on the 2000s television sitcom ''[Les Bougon](/source/Les_Bougon)'', the film is a political satire in which Paul Bougon ([Rémy Girard](/source/R%C3%A9my_Girard)) enters politics, starting his own political party and catching a [populist](/source/populism) wave that results in his being elected as the new [Premier of Quebec](/source/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](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))'', 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](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))'', December 13, 2016.</ref>

Although press coverage of the film noted some similarities to the presidential campaign of [Donald Trump](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Le_Journal_de_Montr%C3%A9al)'', December 8, 2016.</ref>

The film was a shortlisted finalist for the [Public Prize](/source/Prix_Iris_Public_Prize), an audience-voted fan award, at the [19th Quebec Cinema Awards](/source/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](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))'', 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](/source/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](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))'', January 12, 2017.</ref>

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==External links==
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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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