The United States of Albert

The United States of Albert
FrenchLes États-Unis d'Albert
Directed byAndré Forcier
Written byAndré Forcier
Linda Pinet
Produced byYves Fortin
David Kodsi
André Martin
StarringÉric Bruneau
Émilie Dequenne
Roy Dupuis
CinematographyDaniel Jobin
Edited byElisabeth Guido
Music byJean-Philippe Héritier
Production
companies
Productions Thalie
Link's Productions
Bohemian Films
Distributed byChristal Films
Release date
  • April 8, 2005 (2005-04-08)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The United States of Albert (French: Les États-Unis d'Albert) is a Canadian, French and Swiss co-produced comedy-drama film, directed by André Forcier and released in 2005. The film stars Éric Bruneau as Albert Renaud, a young actor in Montreal who dreams of becoming a movie star in Hollywood, and sets off on a road trip across the United States in pursuit of his dreams; en route, he meets a variety of characters including Grace Carson (Émilie Dequenne), a young Mormon woman with whom he falls in love, and Jack Decker (Roy Dupuis), a mentally unstable man who takes Albert golfing in the Arizona desert.