Set on an ice-encircled island in the St. Lawrence, this is a drama of passion and violence. An old man, attached to his ancestral home and traditions, is confronted by his son, an immature young man who has no time for these values. The outcome is tragic as the father refuses to let his home fall into the hands of outsiders.
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Cast
12 people
Ovila Légaré
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Jacques Godin
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Réjean Lefrançois
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All That She Wants
Rock Paper Scissors
Jocelyn Bérubé
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The Handyman
Montréal blues
Paule Baillargeon
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August 32nd on Earth
Jesus of Montreal
Denise Morelle
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Don't Let It Kill You
Those Damned Savages
Noël Moisan
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Le gros Bill
Le dernier havre
Andrée Boucher
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Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur
À cause de mon oncle
Thérèse Cadorette
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Isabel
Réjeanne Padovani
Paul Bussières
José Rettino
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The Males
Maruska Stankova
Jarka
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Quintet
Raymond Garceau Director · Vladimír Valenta Writer Michel Thomas-d'Hoste Cinematographer
Budget $150K · First release September 22, 1972 · Produced in Canada
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Budget
$150,000
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · September 22, 1972
Premiere · Cinéma Chevalier, Montréal
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
March 13, 1974 · TV · Radio-Canada
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