This is the story of Juno MacGuff, a teenager confronted to an unplanned pregnancy at 16. The father's child is her friend and ling-time admirer, Paulie Bleeker. She decides not to abort and goes looking for ideal parents to raise the future child with her bestfriend's help , Leah. She finds what she wants in a wealthy couple living in the suburbs, Mark and Vanessa Loring. She has got many difficult choices to do, but fortunately, she has got her family. The main character, Juno, is played by Ellen Page, a talented young Canadian actress who was nominated for the Golden Globes and the Oscars in 2008 as Best Actress. In June 2008, she won the Best Actress award at the MTV Movie Awards. Michael Cera plays the character of Paulie Bleeker. He is a Canadian actor and he was nominated for Juno in the Best Actor category. The foster parents are played by Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman.
With a budget of 6.5 million of dollars, the film was shot in Vancouver in Canada ad assembled in Minnesota, USA. The shooting lasted from February to March 2007; within six weeks; 30 days had been planned for the shooting. The majority of the score were performed by Kimya Dawso or her band, The Moldy Peaches.
Juno was screened on 8th September 2007 at the International Film Festival in Toronto and received a standing ovation. It was screened in many festivals and it won awards and nominations on several occasions. The film had a very positive critical reception. Roger Ebert, from the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film four stars and called it " just about the best movie of the year. [...] Has there been a better performance this year than Ellen page's creation of Juno ? I do not think so."
French trailer
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