''Testament'' is a 2023 Canadian drama film, written and directed by

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...

. The film stars

Rémy Girard Rémy Girard (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Montreal, Quebec. Acting career Girard played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film ''The Barbarian In ...

as Jean-Michel Bouchard, a retired archivist in his 70s living in a retirement home, who is initially angered when a group of protestors arrive to demand that the facility remove an art installation that has been deemed insulting to

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, only to find new love and a new zest for life in the experience. The supporting cast includes Sophie Lorain,

Guylaine Tremblay Guylaine Tremblay (born October 14, 1960) is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Summit Circle (Contre toute espérance)'', for which she won the Prix Jutra for Best Actress at the 10th Jutra Aw ...

, Caroline Néron,

Charlotte Aubin Charlotte Aubin (born September 4, 1991 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Isla Blanca'', for which she received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actress at the 20th Quebec ...

Robert Lepage Robert Lepage (born December 12, 1957) is a Canadian playwright, actor, film director, and stage director. Early life Lepage was raised in Quebec City. At age five, he was diagnosed with a rare form of alopecia, which caused complete hair l ...

, Denis Bouchard, René Richard Cyr,

Clémence Desrochers Clémence DesRochers OC (born 23 November 1933) is a Canadian actress, humourist, singer, and author. Life She was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec on 23 November 1933. At the age of 17, she went to Montreal where she entered the normal school. She the ...

Guillaume Lambert Guillaume Lambert (born January 31, 1984) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker from Sorel-Tracy, Quebec,Julie Lambert"Guillaume Lambert se dit ravi de la réponse des Sorelois à son film" ''Les 2 Rives'', February 12, 2018. most noted as a writer, pr ...

, Danièle Lorain, Marie-Soleil Dion, Louis-José Houde, Gaston Lepage,

Yves Jacques Yves Jacques OC (born 10 May 1956) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor.Yves Jacques ...

Johanne-Marie Tremblay Johanne-Marie Tremblay (born 1950) is a Canadian actress. She had her first film role in the 1988 '' Straight for the Heart'', after which she was discovered by director Denys Arcand and cast as the character Constance in ''Jesus of Montreal'' (1 ...

, Pierre Curzi,

Geneviève Schmidt Geneviève Schmidt (born October 19, 1978) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performance in the film ''Compulsive Liar (Menteur)'', for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020.< ...

, Marcel Sabourin, Brigitte Paquette, Danielle Fichaud, Louise Turcot, Alex Rice (https://easterndoor.com/2023/10/05/alex-rice-represents-kahnawake-in-new-film/) and Luc Senay, as well as singer Marie-Mai in her first-ever film acting role. The film premiered on August 26, 2023, at the

Angoulême Francophone Film Festival Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a commune, the prefecture of the Charente department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Angoumoisins' ...

, before going into commercial release on October 5.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Testament en salle le 5 octobre"
''Films du Québec'', May 24, 2023.

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* 2023 films 2023 drama films French-language Canadian films Canadian drama films 2020s Canadian films Films directed by Denys Arcand Films shot in Quebec Films set in Quebec {{2020s-Canada-film-stub