Sovereign is proud to announce the UK release of Canadian drama UNDERGROUND (Souterrain) on 20th August, in cinemas and on Virtual Cinemas and VOD.

Maxime works in a mine in Val d’Or. He shares his time with his girlfriend and his childhood friend, Julien, who was disabled after a car accident he caused two years earlier. Feeling guilty, Maxime wants to redeem himself. But he is held back by Mario, Julien’s father who also works at the mine and who still holds it against him. One day, an explosion resounds underground. As part of the rescue mission, Maxime descends into the cave of the mine with the firm intention to save his colleagues.

Joakim Robillard (King Dave) is outstanding as the conflicted Maxime, with excellent support from Théodore Pellerin (Genèse), in a thought-provoking and deftly-handled examination of masculinity in crisis.


UNDERGROUND had its world premiere screening at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival, where Dupuis won the Borsos Competition award for Best Director of a Canadian Film; and opened the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma Film Festival in April 2021.

UNDERGROUND writer/director Sophie Dupuis’ debut Family First was Canada’s submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. It was nominated for eight Prix Iris at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards.

UNDERGROUND WILL BE RELEASED ON 20 AUGUST 2021

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Sovereign Film Distribution aims to release auteur driven feature films in the UK from exciting emerging and established international talent. Our carefully curated titles have played to strong critical and audience acclaim, often premiering at renowned international film festivals, including Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto, Venice and many more. The first six titles released by Sovereign are: Philippine crime drama ‘VERDICT ’, which received the Special Orizzonti Jury Prize at the 76th Venice Film Festival; historical drama ‘MALMKROG’ which won Best Director in the Encounter section at opened the 70th Berlin Film Festival; Argentine psychological thriller ‘A COMMON CRIME’ which received its world premiere at the 70th Berlin Film Festival; Peruvian drama ‘SONG WITHOUT A NAME’ which screened in the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival and has been the recipient of numerous other festival awards and accolades; sumptuous period romance ‘EFFIE GRAY’ written by and starring Oscar-winner Emma Thompson, with Dakota Fanning as the title character; and award-winning Hungarian writer/director Szabolcs Hajdu’s immersive nocturnal drama ‘TREASURE CITY’, that received its international premiere at Germany’s Film Festival Cottbus in December and was also selected for Russia’s Sofia International Film Festival.

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