With the villagers of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton barely having enough food to survive, Ésimésac convinces them to collaborate on a community garden. Each person will multiply his or her yield by cultivating the land together. At the same time, talk of a new railway line promises to connect Saint-Élie-de-Caxton to the rest of the world and brings the hope of abundance. Riopel, the hulking blacksmith, starts working on the railway track and convinces the locals to invest in his project rather than waste their time playing in the garden. Ésimésac’s big project flounders under the weight of metal. But can he really stop progress?
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Cast
19 people
Marie Brassard
Mme Gélinas
Known for
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
A Brother’s Love
René Richard Cyr
Méo Bellemare
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Casse-Gueule
Luc Picard
Toussaint Brodeur
Known for
French Girl
Gildor Roy
Riopel
Known for
Snowtime!
Nicola-Frank Vachon
Ésimésac
Known for
Outbreak
Sophie Nélisse
Marie Gélinas
Known for
Yellowjackets
The Book Thief
Marie-Chantal Perron
Jeannette Brodeur
Also in
L’incomparable Mademoiselle C.
Borderline
Maude Létourneau
Lurette Riopelle
No other roles listed
Alain Sauvage
Le Curé Flambant
Also in
Audition
Elvis Gratton 3 : Le retour d'Elvis Wong
Isabel Richer
La sorcière
Also in
The Wall
Ruptures
Denis Trudel
Hubert
Also in
Victor Lessard
C.R.A.Z.Y.
Olivier Chartrand
Villageois avec cheveux longs
No other roles listed
Luc Picard Director · Fred Pellerin Screenplay Michel Corriveau Composer
First release November 10, 2012 · Produced in Canada
Production
Cité-Amérique
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Canada
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 10, 2012
Theatrical
Canada · November 14, 2020
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No release date listed for United States.
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