''Brother André'' () is a Canadian biographical drama film, directed by

Jean-Claude Labrecque Jean-Claude Labrecque, (June 19, 1938 – May 31, 2019) was a Film director, director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the National Film Board of Canada. Career Jean-Claude Labrecque was born in Quebec City, Quebec, a ...

and released in 1987. The film centres on the life of André Bessette (Marc Legault), a

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lay brother who was widely credited with many miraculous healings, centring in particular on his interaction with his niece Marie-Esther (Sylvie Ferlatte) following a Eucharistic Congress in 1910. The film's cast also includes Jean Coutu, Raymond Cloutier, André Cailloux, Michel Cailloux, René Caron,

Guy Provost Guy Provost, (May 19, 1925 – February 10, 2004) was a French Canadian actor. In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being a "giant of the performing arts, admired and respected for his sensitivity and discipline, eis also ...

Guy Thauvette Guy Thauvette (born March 19, 1944) is a Canadian actor from Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the film '' Infiltration (Le problème d'infiltration)'', for which he was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Supporting ...

, Linda Sorgini, Diane Lavallée, Jean-Pierre Bergeron and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge. The film received three

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nominations at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988, for Best Art Direction/Production Design (Ronald Fauteux), Best Costume Design (Denis Sperdouklis) and Best Sound Editing (Diane Boucher, Marcel Pothier, Viateur Paiement, Jo Caron and Antoine Morin).Liam Lacey, "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". ''

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'', February 17, 1988.

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* 1987 films 1980s biographical drama films Canadian biographical drama films Films directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque 1987 drama films French-language Canadian films 1980s Canadian films 1980s French-language films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub