Mad Dog and the Butcher | |
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French | Les Derniers vilains |
Directed by | Thomas Rinfret |
Written by | Annick Charlebois Thomas Rinfret Paul Rollins |
Produced by | Vito G. Balenzano Valérie Bissonnette Bruno Rosato |
Starring | Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon Paul "Butcher" Vachon |
Cinematography | Dominic Dorval Vincent Masse Thomas Rinfret Richard Tremblay |
Edited by | Benoit Côté Thomas Rinfret |
Music by | Joseph Marchand |
Production companies | Breakout Entertainment Vélocité International |
Distributed by | Spira |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Mad Dog and the Butcher (French: Les Derniers vilains) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Thomas Rinfret and released in 2019.[1] The film is a portrait of the Vachon family of professional wrestlers, including Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon and Paul "Butcher" Vachon.[2]
The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival (FCVQ) in September 2019.[3]
At the FCVQ, the film won the Prix Jury cinéphile for best first film.[4]
The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020, for Best Documentary Film, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Dominic Dorval, Vincent Masse, Thomas Rinfret, Richard Tremblay) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Benoit Côté, Thomas Rinfret).[5]