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's novella ''Le Torrent'', the film centres on the life of François (played by

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as a child and

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as an adult), a man who was raised by his devoutly religious and abusive mother Claudine (

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). Left

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when his refusal to obey her demand that he enter the

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to become a

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priest led Claudine to hit him on the head, he has continued to live in rural isolation, and struggles to establish human connection when he purchases Amica (

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), a woman being sold into slavery who is eerily similar to his mother in her youth. The film premiered at the

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in October 2012. The film received six

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(Quesnel), Best Art Direction (Éric Barbeau), Best Cinematography (Mathieu Laverdière), Best Original Music (

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) and Best Sound (Luc Boudrias, Marcel Chouinard and Patrice Leblanc)."Jutra : Laurence anyways et Rebelle en tête des nominations"

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, January 31, 2013.

Plot summary

Cast

as François *

as Amica / Claudine (jeune) *

as Claudine *

as François (enfant) *

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as Colporteur *

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as Clochard *

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as Proviseur *

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as Vieil instituteur *

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as instituteur

References

External links

* 2012 films Canadian drama films Films based on Canadian novels Films directed by Simon Lavoie Films scored by Normand Corbeil Films set in Quebec French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub