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The Auction
The Auction

The Auction

Genres

Drama

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Gaby owns a farm on which he raises lambs: Bouchard & Sons Farm. But he has no sons. Rather, he has two daughters that he raised like princesses and who live far away, in the big city. One day, the oldest asks him for some financial support so she doesn't end up losing her house...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

05 November 2013

Country

Canada

Cast

Gabriel Arcand

Gabriel Arcand

Gaby Gagnon

Gilles Renaud

Gilles Renaud

Accountant / Friend

Lucie Laurier

Lucie Laurier

Marie Gagnon

Sophie Desmarais

Sophie Desmarais

Frédérique Gagnon

Dominique Leduc

Dominique Leduc

Neighbor

Pierre-Luc Brillant

Pierre-Luc Brillant

Caretaker

Normand Carrière

Normand Carrière

Léo Simard

Claude Desjardins

Claude Desjardins

Auctioneer

Éric Laprise

Éric Laprise

Bank employee

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Françoise

Jean Wauthier

Jean Wauthier

Gaby's brother

Gabriel Tremblay

Gabriel Tremblay

Le petit Bouchard

Michel Daigle

Michel Daigle

Concierge

Marc-Antoine Béliveau

Marc-Antoine Béliveau

Homme du refuge

Joseph Bellerose

Joseph Bellerose

Frère de Gaby #1

Josée Gagnon

Josée Gagnon

Conseillère à la signature

André Bussières

André Bussières

Encanteur

Louis Amiot

Louis Amiot

Roi Lear

Maud Côté

Maud Côté

Belle-soeur Gaby #1

Christine Martel

Christine Martel

Belle-soeur Gaby #2

Manuel Thibault

Manuel Thibault

Garçon Marie #1

Youri Thibault

Youri Thibault

Garçon Marie #2

Pier-Olivier Gilbert

Pier-Olivier Gilbert

Fils de la voisine

Héléna Tremblay

Héléna Tremblay

Fille de la voisine

Diane Germaine

Diane Germaine

Femme de Léo Simard

Rodrigue Villeneuve

Rodrigue Villeneuve

Metteur en scène

Alphonse Tremblay

Alphonse Tremblay

Bijoutier

Josée Castonguay

Josée Castonguay

Serveuse casse-croûte

Cynthia Vidal

Cynthia Vidal

Serveuse bar

Samaila Malam-Abou

Samaila Malam-Abou

Chef groupe africain

Gilles Tremblay

Gilles Tremblay

Pointeur

Olivier Maltais

Olivier Maltais

Tondeur de moutons

Frédéric Gilles

Frédéric Gilles

Journaliste (voice)

Nathalie Cavezzali

Nathalie Cavezzali

Journaliste (voice)

Jean-Philippe Wauthier

Jean-Philippe Wauthier

Journaliste (voice)

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