''A Hero's Life'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Micheline Lanctôt Micheline Lanctôt (born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian actress, film director, screenwriter, and musician. Biography Lanctôt was born in Frelighsburg, Quebec. Her post-secondary education was in music, fine arts, and theatre at ''Collège Jés ...

and released in 1994."Vie d’un héros, La – Film de Micheline Lanctôt"
''Films du Québec'', June 16, 2009. The film stars Marie Cantin as Évelyne Vadeboncoeur, a woman who travels to her hometown to meet Hanibal Heck (Erwin Potitt), a former German

prisoner of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...

who had worked on her family farm during

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. The film also stars

Gilbert Sicotte Gilbert Sicotte, (born February 18, 1948) is a Canadian actor. Career Sicotte is known for roles in '' The Vultures (Les Vautours)'', ''Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas)'', ''The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves)'', '' The Secret ...

and

Véronique Le Flaguais Véronique Le Flaguais (born 30 November 1947) is a French actress who has acted in many Canadian productions. Her work includes a Genie Award nomination for her supporting role in '' Surviving My Mother'', '' Rumeurs'', ''Jesus of Montreal (J� ...

as Évelyne's parents Bertin and Agathe.Mario Cloutier, "Tournage : les beaux souvenirs / La Vie d’un héros". ''Ciné-Bulles'' 13(3), 1994. pp. 46–49. The film was shot in

Frelighsburg Frelighsburg is a municipality in the Estrie region of southern Quebec, Canada, on the border with Vermont. It is at the foot of Mount Pinnacle, part of the Appalachian Mountains. Administratively, it is within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional Coun ...

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in early 1994. The film premiered at the

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. The film received two

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nominations at the

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, for Best Overall Sound (Réjean Juteau,

Luc Boudrias Luc Boudrias (born March 9, 1960) is a Canadian sound re-recording mixer, most noted as a Genie Award, Canadian Screen Award and Prix Iris Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. ...

, Richard Besse, Michel Descombes) and Best Original Score ( Milan Kymlicka). It was one of six finalists for the

Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois Rendezvous or rendez-vous may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Rendezvous'' (1923 film), a silent film adventure melodrama * ''Rendezvous'' (1930 film), a German musical directed by Carl Boese * ''Rendezvous ...

's Prix L.-E. Ouimet-Molson in 1995.John Griffin, "And then there were six; Rendez-Vous du Cinema Quebecois narrows field for top prize". ''

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'', January 25, 1995.

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* 1994 films Canadian drama films Films shot in Quebec Films directed by Micheline Lanctôt 1994 drama films 1990s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1990s Canadian films French-language drama films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub