Babysitter (2022 film)

Babysitter
Poster
Directed byMonia Chokri
Written byCatherine Léger
Based onBabysitter by Catherine Léger
Produced byPierre-Marcel Blanchot
Fabrice Lambot
Catherine Léger
Martin Paul-Hus
StarringPatrick Hivon
Monia Chokri
Nadia Tereszkiewicz
CinematographyJosée Deshaies
Edited byPauline Gaillard
Music byÉmile Sornin
Production
companies
Amérique Film
Phase 4 Productions
Distributed byBAC Films
Release date
  • January 22, 2022 (2022-01-22) (Sundance)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Babysitter is a 2022 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Monia Chokri. Adapted from a theatrical play by Catherine Léger, the film stars Patrick Hivon as Cédric, a man who goes viral after video surfaces of him drunkenly kissing a reporter during a live broadcast. Meanwhile, his wife Nadine (Chokri) is struggling with post-partum depression following the birth of their child. Cédric hires a babysitter (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) to take care of the baby, to the surprise of Nadine, with whom she eventually develops her own special relationship.

The cast also includes Steve Laplante, Ève Duranceau and Hubert Proulx.

The film was shot in Montreal, Quebec in 2020. It was submitted for consideration by the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, but was not selected.

The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and was commercially released in April 2022.