Lilies
“Great Passion and Tragic Betrayal”
1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. However, once there, Bilodeau finds himself forced to watch a play put on by Simon and the other inmates depicting the two men's youths. As the play progresses, the tragic truth of Simon's crime comes to light.
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Cast
19 people
Brent Carver
Countess De Tilly
Known for
Millennium
Ararat
Marcel Sabourin
The Bishop
Known for
The Hitman
Aubert Pallascio
Older Simon
Known for
Punisher: War Zone
Jason Cadieux
Young Simon
Also in
Iron Eagle on the Attack
Mission Genesis
Matthew Ferguson
Young Bilodeau
Known for
La Femme Nikita
Cube 2: Hypercube
Danny Gilmore
Vallier
Also in
Alertes
Les honorables
Ian D. Clark
Chaplain / Father Saint Michel
Known for
Chucky
Anne with an E
Gary Farmer
Timothée
Known for
Resident Alien
Dead Man
Robert Lalonde
The Baron
Known for
Shake Hands with the Devil
Rémy Girard
The Baroness
Known for
Incendies
Human Trafficking
Alexander Chapman
Lydie-Anne
Also in
After Alice
My Name Is Tanino
John Dunn-Hill
Warden
Known for
Secret Window
Incendies
John Greyson Director · Michel Marc Bouchard Screenplay Mychael Danna Composer
Worldwide gross $302K · Budget $1.6M · United States release June 26, 1997
Box office
Budget
$1,600,000
Worldwide gross
$301,548
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Galafilm
Production
Alliance Films
Production
Triptych Media
Production
Turbulent Arts
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · September 7, 1996
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · June 26, 1997
Premiere · San Fransisco International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
United States
October 17, 1997 · Premiere · Rochester ImageOut Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival
Australia
July 24, 1997 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
October 30, 1998 · Premiere · Mix Brasil Festival Of Sexual Diversity
Canada
September 20, 1996 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
Czechia
November 15, 2002 · Premiere · Brno Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Finland
October 25, 1997 · Premiere · Turku Pervoplanet Film Festival
Italy
June 7, 2000 · Premiere · Venice Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Netherlands
January 29, 1997 · Premiere · Rotterdam International Film Festival
January 29, 1997 · Theatrical
December 2, 2004 · Physical · DVD
South Africa
March 13, 2004 · Premiere · Johannesburg Pride South Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
United Kingdom
December 18, 1997 · Theatrical
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