The film garnered three Genie Award nominations at the 10th Genie Awards in 1989 , including Best Original Screenplay , Best Cinematography ( Thomas Burstyn ) and Best Original Song for " '' ' We Are One ' '' " ( Sous la mer ) ( Normand Dubé , Guy Trépanier and Nathalie Carson ( this one the performer ) ) . It also won the Golden Reel Award as the year 's top-grossing Canadian film
10th Genie Awards
10th Genie Awards
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