Gaz Bar Blues

IMDb ID: tt0379298 · Rating: 7.6 (1,200 votes)

Genres: Drama · Comedy

The owner of an independent neighbourhood gas station struggles financially and with his three sons who work at the station.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Gaz Bar Blues
Canada: Gaz Bar Blues (English)
Canada: Gaz Bar Blues (French)
United Kingdom: Gaz Bar Blues
Ireland: Gaz Bar Blues (English)
India: Gaz Bar Blues (English)
New Zealand: Gaz Bar Blues (English)
United States: Gaz Bar Blues
South Africa: Gaz Bar Blues (English)
Canada: Le début de la fin (French, Working Title)
Russia: Бар на бензоколонке
Бар на бензоколонкеRuntime115 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews5Critic Reviews7Countries / RegionsCanadaLanguagesFrench
EnglishKeywordsgas station
bar
hold up
reconciliation
musicianFilming LocationsMontréal, Québec, CanadaProduction CompaniesCoop Vidéo de Montréal
Les Productions 23 Inc.
Téléfilm CanadaOfficial Sites-Le film en entier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L63DWvek2ykIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379298/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0379298.jpgUpdated At2025-06-04T03:26:33

Directors

Louis Bélanger

Writers

Louis Bélanger

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Serge Thériault | Character: François Brochu
Actor: Gilles Renaud | Character: Gaston Savard
Actor: Sébastien Delorme | Character: Réjean Brochu
Actor: Danny Gilmore | Character: Guy Brochu
Actor: Maxime Dumontier | Character: Alain Brochu
Actor: Fanny Mallette | Character: Nathalie Brochu
Actor: Gaston Caron | Character: Jos
Actor: Gaston Lepage | Character: Normand Patry
Actor: Daniel Gadouas | Character: Yves Michaud
Actor: Claude Legault | Character: Ti-Pit
Actor: Réal Bossé | Character: Nelson
Actor: Yves Bélanger | Character: Coyote
Actor: Roger Léger | Character: Claude
Actor: Vincent Bilodeau | Character: Mononc' Boivin
Actor: Daniel Brière | Character: Inspecteur Gobeil
Actor: Daniel Rousse | Character: Dan
Actor: Marc Beaupré | Character: Yoyo
Actor: Emmanuel Bilodeau | Character: Jocelyn
Actor: Michel Mongeau | Character: Policier
Actor: Emmanuel Charest | Character: Client de nuit
Actor: Daniel Desjardins | Character: Cantinier
Actor: Jean Chouinard | Character: Johnny
Actor: Mark Sawatsky | Character: Peter
Actor: Daniel Desputeau | Character: Père du bébé
Actor: Bob Walsh | Character: Chanteur
Actor: Marc Deschênes | Character: Bassiste
Actor: Bernard Deslauriers | Character: Batteur
Actor: Nick Payne | Character: Guitariste
Actor: Sandrine Bisson | Character: Guichetière
Actor: Jacques Bertrand | Character: Lecteur de nouvelles
Actor: Guy Germain | Character: Policier à la radio
Actor: Roel Meyer | Character: Policier berlinois
Actor: Normand Leblanc | Character: Habitué du gaz bar
Actor: Caroline Aspirot | Character: Nymphette
Actor: Caroline Rocheleau | Character: Nymphette
Actor: Erika D'Alessio | Character: Fillette à vélo
Actor: Camille Lavoie | Character: Érika

[Directors Group]
Name: Louis Bélanger | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Louis Bélanger | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Real Chabot | Role: Producer
Name: Lorraine Dufour | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Guy Bélanger | Role: Composer
Name: Claude Fradette | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jean-Pierre St-Louis | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Lorraine Dufour | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Emmanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: André-Line Beauparlant | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Jean-Pierre Paquet | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Sophie Lefebvre | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Julie Chabot | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Anik Généreux | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jessica Manzo | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jean-François Marleau | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Real Chabot | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jean-François Denis | Role: Production Manager
Name: Francis Trottier | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Nadine Brassard | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Carole Doucet | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Angèle Gagnon | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Daniella Jovanovic | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Eric Raby | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Yves Allard | Role: Art Department
Name: Félix Bélanger | Role: Art Department
Name: Pascal Bélanger | Role: Art Department
Name: Alain Clouatre | Role: Art Department
Name: Louis Cyr | Role: Art Department
Name: Michelle Drolet | Role: Art Department
Name: Manon Fontaine | Role: Art Department
Name: Serge Gaspard Gaudreau | Role: Art Department
Name: Sylvain Gauthier | Role: Art Department
Name: Félix Larivière-Charron | Role: Art Department
Name: Jean Larose | Role: Art Department
Name: Marc Leduc | Role: Art Department
Name: Stephan McKenzie | Role: Art Department
Name: Chris Perreault | Role: Art Department
Name: Luc Potvin | Role: Art Department
Name: Sébastien Roy | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul François Sampson | Role: Art Department
Name: Jean-François Sylvestre | Role: Art Department
Name: Kim Thibodeau | Role: Art Department
Name: Eric Vasseur | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Zacharias | Role: Art Department
Name: Sophie Cloutier | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Gregory Bolduc | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jo Caron | Role: Sound Department
Name: Louis Collin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gilles Corbeil | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alexis Farand | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nicolas Gagnon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bernard Gariépy Strobl | Role: Sound Department
Name: François Guérin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thomas Kodros | Role: Sound Department
Name: Benoit Leduc | Role: Sound Department
Name: Louis-Philippe Perron | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean-Pierre Pinard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marianne Robitaille | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mario Rodrigue | Role: Sound Department
Name: François B. Senneville | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hans Peter Strobl | Role: Sound Department
Name: Monique Vézina | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Willis | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Marc Désourdy | Role: Stunts
Name: Patrick Kerton | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Eric Aubin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Véronique Boncompagni | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Caroline Béliveau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michel Comeau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tommy Diotte | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thierry Fargeau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alain Lacroix | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Judith Lagacé | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Pierre Lamarche | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Clermont Lapointe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Lapointe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Raynald Lavoie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Morin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Serge Raymond | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Roy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jocelyn Simard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Danielle Turgeon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: François Vincelette | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Julie Breton | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Annie Beaulieu | Role: Costume Department
Name: Pascale Déry | Role: Costume Department
Name: Isabel Poulin | Role: Costume Department
Name: Martin Tarte | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Claudine Blain | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Marie-Claude Brouillette | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Anita Bensabat | Role: Location Management

[Production Department]
Name: Karine Branco | Role: Production Department
Name: Dominique Brault | Role: Production Department
Name: Stephanie Juaneda | Role: Production Department
Name: Steve Leblanc | Role: Production Department
Name: Lyne Pomerleau | Role: Production Department
Name: Nicholas Rousseau | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Thérèse Bérubé | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Eric Brais | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Réal Hamel | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jean Chassé | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Diane Desbiens | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jean-François Foucault | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Francine Gauthier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicolas Godbout | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bruno La Haye | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christian Labrie | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379298/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Canada: August 27, 2003 (Montréal World Film Festival)
Canada: September 5, 2003 (Québec)
Canada: September 10, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
France: April 3, 2004 (Paris Film Festival)
Hong Kong: April 9, 2004 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: May 1, 2004 (Commonwealth Film Festival)
Canada: September 26, 2004 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
France: November 21, 2004 (Paris Canadian Film Festival)
Italy: July 2005
United States: March 24, 2006 (Phoenix Film Festival)

Awards

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