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C.R.A.Z.Y.

C.R.A.Z.Y. is a 2005 Canadian coming-of-age drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and co-written by Vallée and François Boulay. It tells the story of Zac, a young gay man dealing with homophobia while growing up with four brothers and his father in Quebec during the 1960s and 1970s. The film employs an extensive soundtrack, featuring artists such as…

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Box office
$9.9 million
Budget
$6.5 million
Cinematography
Pierre Mignot
Country
Canada
Directed by
Jean-Marc Vallée
Distributed by
TVA Films

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C.R.A.Z.Y.

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related to Release · 20
C.R.A.Z.Y. → AFI Fest, April, By, Cannes Film Festival, Diamond, It, Marrakech International Film Festival, May, Morocco, November, October, Pink Floyd, Quebec, September, Shine On You Crazy, The, Toronto, Toronto International Film Festival, United States, Vancouver
related to Box office · 15
C.R.A.Z.Y. → After, By, By March, By October, Canadian, Fire, Goblet, Harry Potter, In, It, Quebec, Revenge, Sith, Star Wars Episode III, The
related to Critical reception · 12
C.R.A.Z.Y. → Allan Tong, Balancing, In Canada, In Exclaim, Le Devoir, Martin Bilodeau, Metacritic, Quebecois, Rotten Tomatoes, Susan Walker, The, The Toronto Star
related to External links · 9
C.R.A.Z.Y. → Archived, IMDbC, PDF, Poétiques, Québec, Refigurations, Rotten TomatoesGabriel Laverdière, Université Laval, Wayback Machine
related to Further reading · 8
C.R.A.Z.Y. → Blanchard, Contemporary French, Francophone Studies, French, Jean-Marc Vallée, L'aliénation, Maxime, S2CID
Starring · 4
C.R.A.Z.Y. → Danielle Proulx, Marc-André Grondin, Michel Côté, Pierre-Luc Brillant
Produced by · 2
C.R.A.Z.Y. → Jean-Marc Vallée, Pierre Even
Written by · 2
C.R.A.Z.Y. → François Boulay, Jean-Marc Vallée
Box office · 1
C.R.A.Z.Y. → $9.9 million
Budget · 1
C.R.A.Z.Y. → $6.5 million

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film zac quebec vallée gervais 2005 films canadian zac's paul million boulay father toronto international festival 10 best also award

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C.R.A.Z.Y.Box office$9.9 million1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Budget$6.5 million1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.CinematographyPierre Mignot1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.CountryCanada1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Directed byJean-Marc Vallée1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Distributed byTVA Films1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Edited byPaul Jutras1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.LanguageFrench1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Produced byPierre Even1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Produced byJean-Marc Vallée1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Production companiesCirrus Communications Playtime Films1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Release dateMay 27, 2005 (2005-05-27)1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Running time127 minutes1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.StarringMarc-André Grondin1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.StarringPierre-Luc Brillant1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.StarringMichel Côté1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.StarringDanielle Proulx1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Written byFrançois Boulay1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.Written byJean-Marc Vallée1.00infobox
C.R.A.Z.Y.is a2005 Canadian coming-of-age drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and co-written by Vallée and François Boulay0.90text

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