The Twentieth Century (film)

The Twentieth Century
Film poster
Directed byMatthew Rankin
Written byMatthew Rankin
Produced byGabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
Ménaïc Raoul
StarringDan Beirne
Catherine St-Laurent
Louis Negin
Brent Skagford
CinematographyVincent Biron
Edited byMatthew Rankin
Music byChristophe Lamarche-Ledoux
Peter Venne
Production
company
Voyelles Films
Distributed byOscilloscope Pictures
Release date
  • September 10, 2019 (2019-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Twentieth Century is a 2019 Canadian surrealist historical black comedy film written and directed by Matthew Rankin, in his feature directorial debut. The film presents a fictionalized portrait of the rise to power of former Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, played by Dan Beirne. It won three Canadian Screen Awards.