# Water Child

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1995 Canadian film

Water Child French L'Enfant d'eau Directed by Robert Ménard Written by Claire Wojas Produced by Robert Ménard Roger Frappier Starring David La Haye Marie-France Monette Gilbert Sicotte Monique Spaziani Cinematography Michel Caron Edited by Michel Arcand Music by Ronald de Gagné Richard Grégoire Production companies Les Productions Vidéofilms Max Films Productions National Film Board Release date 1995 (1995) Running time 103 minutes Country Canada Language French

***Water Child*** ([French](/source/French_language): *L'Enfant d'eau*) is a Canadian drama film, directed by [Robert Ménard](/source/Robert_M%C3%A9nard_(director)) and released in 1995.[1] The film stars [David La Haye](/source/David_La_Haye) as Émile, a mentally handicapped young adult who survives a plane crash, finding himself on an otherwise deserted island with Cendrine (Marie-France Monette), a teenage girl.[1]

The film's cast also includes [Gilbert Sicotte](/source/Gilbert_Sicotte), [Danielle Proulx](/source/Danielle_Proulx) and [Monique Spaziani](/source/Monique_Spaziani).

The film received two [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nominations at the [16th Genie Awards](/source/16th_Genie_Awards): [Best Actor](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Actor) (La Haye) and [Best Original Score](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Achievement_in_Music_%E2%80%93_Original_Score) ([Richard Grégoire](/source/Richard_Gr%C3%A9goire)).[2] La Haye won the award for Best Actor.[3]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bearings_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bearings_1-1) "L'Enfant d'Eau takes a while to find its bearings". *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, August 29, 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Genie Award nominees". *[Ottawa Citizen](/source/Ottawa_Citizen)*, January 14, 1996.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Three Genies for Le Confessionnal: Margaret's Museum wins six". *[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)*, January 15, 1996.

## External links

- [*Water Child*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112961/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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