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Film / 2012
The Torrent
Directed by
Simon Lavoie
It’s 1922 in the Quebec countryside, and Claudine Perreault has big plans for her son, François. He’ll enter the priesthood so that God will forgive her for bearing a child out of wedlock. But 17-year-old François is dead set against joining the seminary. Enraged, Claudine strikes him so violently he goes deaf. After his mother’s death, François begins a different kind of relationship with a woman when he buys the wild and aloof young Amica …
The story
It’s 1922 in the Quebec countryside, and Claudine Perreault has big plans for her son, François. He’ll enter the priesthood so that God will forgive her for bearing a child out of wedlock. But 17-year-old François is dead set against joining the seminary. Enraged, Claudine strikes him so violently he goes deaf. After his mother’s death, François begins a different kind of relationship with a woman when he buys the wild and aloof young Amica from an Innu peddler.
Cast
Victor Andres Trelles TurgeonFrançois
Laurence LeboeufAmica / Claudine
Dominique QuesnelDominique
Anthony TherrienFrançois
Marco BaconPeddler
Roger BlayClochard
Normand Canac-MarquisHeadmaster
Aubert PallascioVieil instituteur
Martin DesgagnéJeune instituteur
Alain GabrielSurveillant
David NoëlJeune homme du dortoir
Mario GenestMaquignon
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Pierre BédardHomme violent
Manon PayeurFemme protectrice
Ludovic MartineauNouveau-né
Milan MartineauNouveau-né
Gin BergeronFemme hostile
Danièle LedouxFemme hostile
Tommy ChouinardVillageois
Fernand MongeauVillageois
Micheline PoitrasReligisieuse
Nicole BlackburnReligisieuse
Johanne LoiselleReligisieuse
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