The Plouffe Family (film)

The Plouffe Family (Les Plouffe) is a 1981 Canadian drama film, based on Roger Lemelin's novel about the titular Plouffe family, set during World War II. The film was Canada's submission to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981, but was not shortlisted as a nominee for the award.

Production
Roger Lemelin was paid $250,000 to write the script. The film was shot from 19 August to 5 December 1980, on a budget of $4.8 million with $250,000 coming from the SDICC.

Release
The film premiered in Quebec City on 7 April 1981, and was later shown at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. It was distributed by Ciné 360 in Quebec and by Ambassador Film Distributors in the rest of Canada.

Reception
The film was seen by 191,294 people in France.