Dusk for a Hitman

2023 Canadian drama film

Dusk for a Hitman

French	Crépuscule pour un tueur

Directed by	Raymond St-Jean
Written by	Martin Girard Raymond St-Jean
Produced by	Paul Cadieux Louis Laverdière Michel Ouellette
Starring	Éric Bruneau Benoît Gouin Sylvain Marcel Rose-Marie Perreault
Cinematography	Jean-François Lord
Edited by	Philippe Ralet
Music by	Gaëtan Gravel
Production company	Les Productions Megafun
Distributed by	Filmoption International
Release date	February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) (RVQC)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Dusk for a Hitman (French: Crépuscule pour un tueur) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Raymond St-Jean and released in 2023.^[1] The film stars Éric Bruneau as Donald Lavoie, a hitman for the Dubois brothers crime gang, as he begins to come under pressure from detective Patrick Burns (Sylvain Marcel) to testify against his bosses in a police investigation, while simultaneously being asked to prove his loyalty to his boss Claude Dubois (Benoît Gouin) following a botched double murder.^[2]

The cast also includes Rose-Marie Perreault as Francine Lavoie, as well as Alexandra Petrachuk, Paul Zinno, Judith Baribeau, Gabrielle Anne Desy, Charles-Aubey Houde, Joakim Robillard, Benoît Brière, Charlotte Poitras, Alexandre Castonguay, Sylvain Massé, Jean Petitclerc, and Melissa Plante in supporting roles.

The film premiered on February 28, 2023, at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma,^[3] in advance of its commercial release on March 10.^[2]

Dusk for a Hitman was released in the United States on April 19th 2024 to positive reviews, getting a 90% average score on Rotten Tomatoes.

References

^ "Crépuscule pour un tueur : Éric Bruneau dans la peau du tueur à gages Donald Lavoie". Ici Radio-Canada, December 21, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "« Crépuscule pour un tueur » avec Éric Bruneau, un film de Raymond St-Jean, en salle le 10 mars 2023". CTVM, February 20, 2023.
^ Maxime Demers, "Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma: 5 films à voir". Le Journal de Montréal, February 19, 2023.