Barzman and adapted by Barzman and Jefferson Lewis from the novel by Canadian writer Matt Cohen (1942–1999), who had written several drafts of a screenplay adaptation himself before his death. Dupuis plays Benjamin Winters, the "embittered" son of Melanie Lansing Winters (Sarandon) and her husband, David Winters (Plummer). The film closed the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival on September 15, 2007. In winter 2007, he participated in the improvisational short film directed by Francis Leclerc, entitled Revenir (Return), which was filmed and screened during the 11th edition of Festival Regard, a festival of short films, held in Saguenay, Quebec. Later in 2007 and 2008, Dupuis began working on several new film projects, including: as Charles in Truffe, directed by Kim Nguyen, produced by Renée Gosselin and distributed by Christal Films, whose world premiere opens the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal on July 3, 2008; as Jean-Paul Mercier in Mesrine: Killer Instinct; as Mr. Turcotte in A No-Hit No-Run Summer (Un été sans point ni coup sûr), a feature film about baseball set at the beginning of the 1960s adapted from the novel of that title by Marc Robitaille, directed by Francis Leclerc; as Scully in The Timekeeper (L'Heure de vérité), an English-language feature film directed by Louis Bélanger; as an Irishman named Liam Hennessy in André Forcier's Je me souviens and as another character named Charles in Sticky Fingers (Les doigts croches), directed by Ken Scott. On March 18, 2008, after a fourteen year absence, Dupuis returned to the stage for a limited run as Ian in a French translation of Blasted, the controversial first play by British playwright Sarah Kane (1971–1999). Jean-Marc Dalpé's French version, Blasté, directed by Brigitte Haentjens for her company Sybillines Inc., also featured Céline Bonnier and Paul Ahmarani. Selected awards MetroStar: 1991: Comédien - Téléroman ou mini-série: Les Filles de Caleb Gémeaux: 1991: Meilleure interprétation dans un premier rôle masculin: série dramatique: Les Filles de Caleb Fipa d'Or: 1991: Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels (Cannes): Best Actor: Les Filles de Caleb MetroStar: 1992: Comédien de téléroman ou mini-série québécoise: Emilie [English-dubbed version of Les Filles de Caleb] MetroStar: 2003: Rôle masculin/Télésérie québécoise: Le Dernier Chapitre: La Vengeance Genie: 2004: Meilleure interprétation dans un premier rôle masculin (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role): Mémoires affectives Jutra: 2005: Meilleur acteur (Best Actor): Mémoires affectives Tokyo International Film Festival: 2006: Best Actor: The Rocket Genie: