1981

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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Filmmaker Ricardo Trogi recalls the events surrounding his family moving to a new neighborhood when he was 11 years old.

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Budget

$4500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

04 September 2009

Country

Canada

Cast

Jean-Carl Boucher

Ricardo

Claudio Colangelo

Benito

Sandrine Bisson

Claudette

Gabriel Maillé

Jérôme

Élizabeth Adam

Anne Tremblay

Rose Adam

Nadia

Marjolaine Lemieux

Aline

Claude-Michel Bleau

Nazi Sergeant

Claude Despins

Anne's Father

Pierre Mailloux

School Principal

Jean-Robert Bourdage

Lawyer

Jean-François Boudreau

Newspaper Guy

Léo Caron

Plante

Dany Bouchard

Marchand

Simone Chevalot

School Secretary

Denise Lamontagne

Monitor

Martine Deslauriers

Neighbor

Nicolas Allard

The Little Prince

Hugues Lamont

Benito, Five Years Old

Fanny Provençal

Anne's Girlfriend

Lauriane Fortier

Anne's Girlfriend

Laurie-Kim Gosselin

Smoking Friend

Nathalie Caron

Old Woman

Pierre-Xavier Martel

German Soldier

Martin Doepner

German Soldier

Sébastien Lacombe

Music Teacher

Thomas Trudel

Boy with Walkman

Jeremie Baud Black

Kodiak Boy

James-Travis Doucette

Kodiak Boy

David Pauze

Kodiak Boy

Sébastien Giroux

Nerd

Victor Labelle

Nerd

Steve Asselin

Roller Skating Attendant

Mikahel Turcot-Beauchemin

Alfonso Trogi

Ryan Remati-Paquette

Five Year Old Benito's Father

Ricardo Trogi

Self (voice)

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