Like the Ones I Used to Know (French: Les grandes claques) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Annie St-Pierre and released in 2021.
[1] The film stars Steve Laplante as Denis, a recently divorced father who is struggling with his emotions as he prepares to pick up his kids, including daughter Julie (Lilou Roy-Lanouette), at the home of his former in-laws on Christmas Eve.
[2] The cast also includes Larissa Corriveau, Laurent Lemaire, Jérémy Tremblay Boudreau, Alice Charbonneau, Émir Cloutier, Catherine Dumas, Amélie Grenier, Jérémie Jacob, Mingo L'Indien, Marc Larrivée and Gilles Pilon.
[5] It was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021.
The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards,[8] and won the Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards.