''Little Aurore's Tragedy'' (french: La petite Aurore: l'enfant martyre "little Aurore, the child Martyr") is a Canadian

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, produced by L'Alliance Cinematographique Canadienne and distributed by

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A classic of early Quebec cinema, ''La Petite Aurore l’enfant martyre'' was based on a true story. Aurore (Laflamme) is 12 years old and lives with her sickly mother (McKinnon) and father (Desmarteaux) in a small village during the 1920s. A widowed neighbour (Mitchell) appears concerned and helpful, but Aurore discovers she actually hastens her mother's death. Her father marries the widow, and the child is forced to live with her cruel stepmother. She is systematically beaten and tortured until the local doctor (Gagnon) intervenes, but he is too late, and Aurore succumbs to her abuse. This film was remade in 2005 by Luc Dionne and was named '' Aurore''.

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The film had a budget of $59,000 ().

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* 1952 films Quebec films Canadian biographical drama films 1950s biographical drama films Canadian black-and-white films 1950s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1950s Canadian films {{1950s-Canada-film-stub

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