''Ésimésac'' is a Canadian fantasy drama film, directed by

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and released in 2012. Although an unofficial sequel to the 2008 film ''

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'', unlike the earlier film ''Ésimésac'' was not directly based on Fred Pellerin's previously published stories; instead, the film's screenplay placed some of Pellerin's established characters in a new original story. The film stars Nicola-Frank Vachon as Ésimésac Gélinas, a young but physically strong man whose distinguishing trait is that he does not cast a

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. He convinces the village of

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to plant and maintain a

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after an economic crisis has left many of the townspeople hungry, but finds himself in conflict with village blacksmith Riopel's ( Gildor Roy) plan to focus on building tracks for a

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. The film's cast also includes Picard as Toussaint Brodeur,

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as Marie Gélinas, Marie-Chantal Perron as Jeannette Brodeur,

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as Madame Gélinas, Maude Laurendeau as Lurette Riopelle, René Richard Cyr as Méo Bellemare, Alain Sauvage as Le Curé Flambant, Isabel Richer as the Witch, Pierre Collin as Lorenzo Deziel, and Denis Trudel as Hubert. The film received five

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in 2013, for Best Supporting Actor (Roy), Best Makeup (

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) and Best Hairstyling (Denis Parent). Alie won the award for costume design."Jutra Awards soiree fails to elicit much drama; Rebelle the big winner while Michel Cote takes home lifetime achievement award". ''

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'', March 18, 2013.

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* 2012 films Canadian drama films Films directed by Luc Picard French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub