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Ésimésac

Ésimésac

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.75/10

Release Date

10 November 2012

Country

Canada

Cast

Marie Brassard

Marie Brassard

Mme Gélinas

René Richard Cyr

René Richard Cyr

Méo Bellemare

Luc Picard

Luc Picard

Toussaint Brodeur

Gildor Roy

Gildor Roy

Riopel

Nicola-Frank Vachon

Nicola-Frank Vachon

Ésimésac

Sophie Nélisse

Sophie Nélisse

Marie Gélinas

Marie-Chantal Perron

Marie-Chantal Perron

Jeannette Brodeur

Maude Létourneau

Maude Létourneau

Lurette Riopelle

Alain Sauvage

Alain Sauvage

Le Curé Flambant

Isabel Richer

Isabel Richer

La sorcière

Denis Trudel

Denis Trudel

Hubert

Olivier Chartrand

Olivier Chartrand

Villageois avec cheveux longs

Pierre Collin

Pierre Collin

Lorenzo Deziel

Maurice Daoust

Maurice Daoust

Monsieur chevaux au chantier

Hugo Giroux

Hugo Giroux

Gars du train

Alexandre Leroux

Alexandre Leroux

Will

Éric Poulin

Éric Poulin

Opérateur machine #1 au chantier

Henri Picard

Henri Picard

Enfant Gélinas #2

William Monette

William Monette

Enfant Gélinas #1

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