The Dishwasher (2023)
Overview
Montreal, Winter 2002. Stéphane, 19 years old, fan of Metal, student in graphic design, dreams of becoming an illustrator. But for months he has been caught in a threatening spiral: he is addicted to games. Indebted, without an apartment, avoiding his friends to whom he owes money, Stéphane takes a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant in a major Italian restaurant in Montreal in order to get by. There, he will meet Bébert, a cook who burns the candle at both ends, and Greg, a waiter with disreputable actions. Will Stéphane make it through this new job or will he fall into a downward spiral of bad choices?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 2.738 |
Directed By
Francis Leclerc
Crew
Isabelle Malenfant
Mathieu Lemay
Francis Leclerc
Nicole Robert
Julie Bécotte
Francis Leclerc
Stéphane Larue
Marie-Claude Poulin
Steve Asselin
Bruno Dubé
Eric K. Boulianne
TOP CAST
Henri Picard
Stéphane
Charles-Aubey Houde
Bébert
Joan Hart
Bonnie
Maxime de Cotret
Greg
Fayolle Jean Jr
Renaud
Robin L'Houmeau
Jonathan
Marie-Ève Beauregard
Sarah
Zachary Evrard
Nick
Gabrielle Côté
Séverine
Jade Charbonneau
Marie-Lou
Guillaume Laurin
Malik
Anthony Therrien
Will
Julien Leclerc
Alex
Stéphan Allard
Stéphane's father
Luka Limoges
Carl
Emmanuel Schwartz
Benjamin
Eric K. Boulianne
Christian
Madani Tall
Vincent
Nicolas Krief
Krief
Marc-André Grondin
Narrator (voice)
Élysabeth Sicard
Stripper
Mélodie Clément
Stripper
Alexis Lemay-Plamondon
Partygoer
Devon O'Connor
Timberland
Claude Boulianne
Dealer
Cédrick Gosselin
Civic Driver
James Édouard Métayer
Jackson
Pascale Labonté
Nelly
Samuel Bleau
Nelly's new boyfriend
Andawa Laveau
Deathgaze's guitarist
Jérémy Rodriguez-Carignan
Deathgaze's guitarist
Jacob Haddoud
Deathgaze's drummer
Félix Rioux
Deathgaze's bassist
Alex Chaussé
Tattooed barman
Ève Sévigny
Lightly dressed waitress
Liridon Rashiti
Puma
Jean-François Bouchard
Dealer
Guy-Daniel Tremblay
Colleague
Marie-Michelle Garon
Stéphane's mother
Emcie Turineck
Cook
Tyler Saint
Cook
Thomas Daoust
Cook
Mathilde Chauvette
Police officer
Roody Renelus
Police officer
George Kontogiannis
Barman Sona
Olivier Aubin
Winning customer
Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi
Repairer
Bénédicte Allard
Stéphane's cousin
Claudelle Allard
Stéphane's cousin
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