The Dishwasher (French: Le Plongeur) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Leclerc and released in 2023.
[1] An adaptation of the semi-autobiographical novel by Stéphane Larue, the film stars Henri Richer-Picard as Stéphane, who takes a menial job as a dishwasher in a restaurant after being left in deep debt by a gambling addiction.
[2] The film's cast also includes Charles-Aubey Houde, Joan Hart, Maxime de Cotret, Fayolle Jean Jr., Robin L'Houmeau, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Zachary Évrard, Gabrielle Côté, Jade Charbonneau, Guillaume Laurin, Anthony Therrien, Julien Leclerc, Stéphan Allard, Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard, Luka Limoges, Emmanuel Schwartz and Éric K. Boulianne.
It features a soundtrack of classic rock and heavy metal songs alongside pop and electronic songs contemporary to the film's early-2000s setting, including material by Iron Maiden, Anonymus, Rancid, Neil Young, Anthrax, Stefie Shock, Groovy Aardvark, Radiohead, Ben Harper, Dumas, Leftfield, Sugar Ray, Godspeed You!
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