Les 3 p'tits cochons is a 2007 Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 French-language

Quebec French

Quebec French , or Québécois French, is the predominant variety of the French language in Canada, in its formal and informal registers. Quebec French is used in everyday communication, as well as in education, the media, and government....

 comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

. The directorial debut of comedian and actor Patrick Huard

Patrick Huard

Patrick Huard is a Quebecer actor and comedian.-Feature films:* 1997: J’en suis* 1997: Les Boys* 1998: Les Boys II* 2000: La vie après l’amour* 2000: Stardom* 2001: Les Boys III...

, the film won the Golden Reel Award

Golden Reel Award (Canada)

The Golden Reel Award is a Canadian film award, presented to the Canadian film with the biggest box office gross of the year. The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association introduced this award in 1976 as part of the Canadian Film Awards until 1979...

 at the 28th Genie Awards

28th Genie Awards

The 28th Genie Awards were held on March 3, 2008 to honour films released in 2007. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...

 and the Billet d'or at the Jutra Awards as top-grossing film of 2007 in Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

.

Plot summary

Two brothers (Legault, Lemay-Thivierge) discuss the positive and negative aspects of adultery

Adultery

Adultery is sexual infidelity to one's spouse, and is a form of extramarital sex. It originally referred only to sex between a woman who was married and a person other than her spouse. Even in cases of separation from one's spouse, an extramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is...

 as their mother lies beside them in a coma

Coma

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, while their brother Rémi (Doucet) attempts to discourage them. Their conversations become more explicit as time passes.

Awards

• Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actor.-1st Genie Awards:* Christopher Plummer, Murder by Decree...
  
   - Claude Legault
  Claude Legault
  -Biography:Legault was a star of the Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation and has since appeared regularly on television, stage and film. He is currently part of the cast of the T.V. series 450 chemin du Golf and Annie et ses Hommes and he was part of Le retour...
  
   - nominee
• Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
  Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
  The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best supporting Canadian actor.-1st Genie Awards:* Gordon Pinsent, Jack London's Klondike Fever...
  
   - Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
  Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
  Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge is a Quebec actor and film producer. He is more notable for recent major roles in Quebec films Nitro and Les 3 p'tit cochons in 2007...
  
   - nominee
• Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - Pierre Lamothe
  Claude Lalonde - nominee
• Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing
  Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing
  The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film editor.-1st Genie Awards:* Stan Cole, Murder By Decree* Jean Beaudin, Cordelia* Ron Wisman, Fish Hawk...
  
   - Jean-François Bergeron
  Jean-François Bergeron (editor)
  Jean-François Bergeron is a Canadian film editor. He was nominated for a 2008, 28th Genie Awards Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing for Les 3 P'tits Cochons .- Recognition :...
  
  - nominee