''Our Own'' (french: Les nôtres) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Jeanne Leblanc Jeanne Leblanc (born September 27, 1978) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec, whose full-length directoral debut '' Isla Blanca'' was released in 2018. Career She previously directed the short films ''Sortie de secours'' ( ...

and released in 2020. The film stars

Émilie Bierre Émilie Bierre (born 12 May 2004) is a French-Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film ''A Colony (Une colonie)'', for which she won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress at the 7th Canadian Screen Awar ...

as Magalie Jodoin, a teenage girl in the small town of Sainte-Adeline,

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

who sets off a local scandal when she gets

pregnant Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops (gestation, gestates) inside a woman, woman's uterus (womb). A multiple birth, multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins. Pregnancy usually occur ...

. The film's cast also includes

Marianne Farley Marianne Farley (born Marianne Therien in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and director, best known for her roles as Gem Whitman in ''Imaginaerum (film), Imaginaerum'', Nicole Breen in ''This Life (2015 TV series), This Life'', Dillan Vand ...

as Magalie's mother Isabelle,

Paul Doucet Paul Doucet (born 1970) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayal of Jean Duceppe in ''Jean Duceppe''. Early life Doucet was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1970. He studied drama at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Career His most ...

as the town's mayor Jean-Marc Ricard and Judith Baribeau as Jean-Marc's wife Chantal Grégoire. The film premiered on February 26, 2020 at the

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma The Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (formerly known as Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois) is a festival created in 1982 to celebrate the cinematographic production of Quebec, Canada. The goal of the festival is to promote the Cinema of Quebec and i ...

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* 2020 films 2020 drama films Canadian drama films Quebec films Films set in Quebec Films shot in Quebec 2020s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub