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A washed-up showbiz dinosaur drags his entire disaster family into one final, glorious catastrophe.
TMDB
50
IMDb
61
Rotten Tomatoes
42

Cabotins (2010)

Chaotic family reunionFrench-Canadian cringeDying art form elegy

Overview

Comedy

To avoid total bankruptcy, a down-on-his-luck show-business legend puts on one last show.

Flag of CACAFrench
Content warning
Failed patriarchyArt versus commerceGenerational resentmentThe humiliation of aging

Standout Aspects

Acting

Rémy Girard's magnificent, sweaty desperation as a man who cannot stop performing.

Writing

Dialogue that weaponizes Quebecois cultural references like shrapnel.

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about your own family's dysfunction.·Rewatch: Catching all the pathetic details you missed while cringing.
Alain Desrochers

Director

Alain Desrochers

ReleasedNov 16, 2010
Runtime1h 50m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Budget$4.8M

Top Cast

Rémy Girard

Rémy Girard

Marcel Lajoie

Pierre-François Legendre

Pierre-François Legendre

Pedro Lajoie

Gaston Lepage

Gaston Lepage

Jérôme

Gilles Renaud

Gilles Renaud

Roger Boucher

Marie-Ève Milot

Marie-Ève Milot

Mélanie

Dorothée Berryman

Dorothée Berryman

Lucie

Yves Jacques

Yves Jacques

Lady Moon

Guy Nadon

Guy Nadon

Louis Morissette

Louis Morissette

Bianca Gervais

Bianca Gervais

Sophie Faucher

Sophie Faucher

Louise Bombardier

Louise Bombardier

Gilles Latulippe

Gilles Latulippe

Claudia Hurtubise

Claudia Hurtubise

Marie-Josée Beaudreau

Marie-Josée Beaudreau

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Rémy Girard is Quebec cinema royalty — casting him as a has-been reads as deliberate national self-reflection.

Insight

The variety show format itself becomes a character: this dying art mirrors Marcel's own obsolescence.

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