''The Four Soldiers'' (french: Les 4 soldats) is a Canadian drama film, directed by
Robert Morin
Robert Morin (born May 20, 1949) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. In 2009, he received Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.
Biography
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and released in 2013. Adapted from the novel ''Quatre soldats'' by
Hubert Mingarelli
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, the film centres on Dominique (Camille Mongeau), Mateo (
Christian de la Cortina
Christian de la Cortina Castaneda (born October 4, 1979) is a Canadians, Canadian actor, film producer, writer, and director.
He made his directorial debut with movies such as ''Transit'' (2009) and ''M39'' (2015). He presently works as both an ...
), Max (
Antoine Bertrand
Antoine Bertrand (born September 13, 1977) is a Canadian film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Les Bougon'' and the films ''Louis Cyr'', a role that earned him the Iris Award for Best Actor, and '' S ...
) and Kevin (
Aliocha Schneider
Aliocha Schneider (; born 21 September 1993) is a Canadian actor and musician who was born in Paris, but grew up in Quebec. He is most noted for his roles in the films ''Aurelie Laflamme's Diary (Le Journal d'Aurélie Laflamme)'',Marie-Claude Gi ...
), four soldiers in a
civil war
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
who find a secluded pond that becomes a refuge from the stresses and horrors of fighting.
The cast also includes
Antoine L'Écuyer
Antoine L'Écuyer (born March 26, 1997 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian actor known for his lead role of Léon Doré in ''It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!)'' for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Atlantic Film Fest ...
, Gaston Caron, Rémy Ouellet, Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Richard Lalancette, Lizandra Rodriguez-Olano, Pete White, Christopher Kinsella, Derek Lanni and Charles S. Métellus.
The film premiered at the
Fantasia Film Festival
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on August 5, 2013, before going into theatrical release on August 16. At Fantasia, it won the Prix Public for Best Canadian Film.
The film received two
Jutra Award
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Kathryn Casault Kathryn Casault is a Canadian make-up artist. She is most noted for her work on the film ''Babine'', for which she won the Jutra Award for Best Makeup at the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009."Jutra 2014: Le triomphe de Louis Cyr" ''
Voir
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