The Torrent (2012)
2012 · 2h 32m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Simon Lavoie
Writers: Anne Hébert
Music by: Normand Corbeil
Cinematography: Mathieu Laverdière
Cast
Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon as FrançoisLaurence Leboeuf as Amica / ClaudineDominique Quesnel as DominiqueAnthony Therrien as FrançoisMarco Bacon as PeddlerRoger Blay as ClochardNormand Canac-Marquis as HeadmasterAubert Pallascio as Vieil instituteurMartin Desgagné as Jeune instituteurAlain Gabriel as SurveillantDavid Noël as Jeune homme du dortoirMario Genest as MaquignonMore like this
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