Soft Shell Man

Soft Shell Man
French	Un crabe dans la tête
Directed by	André Turpin
Screenplay by	André Turpin
Produced by	Luc Déry Nicole Hilaréguy Joseph Hillel
Starring	David La Haye Isabelle Blais Emmanuel Bilodeau
Cinematography	André Turpin
Edited by	Sophie Leblond
Music by	Ramachandra Borcar Guy Pelletier
Production company	Qu4tre par Quatre
Distributed by	Film Tonic
Release date	September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) (TIFF)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Soft Shell Man (French: Un crabe dans la tête) is a Québécois film, directed by André Turpin released in 2001.

The film was shot September to October 2000 in Aylmer, Quebec and Montreal.^[1] The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Alex, a young photographer, continually seduces. He pleases everyone, without ever having any of his own ideas, passions, or conflicts. His existence is completely empty, dependent on the need to please others. While in Montreal, he has an adventure with a journalist, Marie, who is in the company of his best friend. This friend, Sara, is deaf.

Soft Shell Man has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.^[2]

Soft Shell Man was Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated.^[3]

• List of submissions to the 75th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

• Soft Shell Man at IMDb