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OUR LOVED ONES

(Les êtres chers)

Year 2015
Runtime 102 mins
Language French
Subtitles English

A film of ambitious scope and penetrating insight, the latest from Anne Émond follows a Québécois family over three decades after the suicide of its patriarch, depicting how the impact of love and especially loss are transmitted from one generation to the next.

Protected by his well-intentioned siblings from the truth, the sensitive David (Maxim Gaudette) has become a loving husband and father of two with a seemingly fulfilling life. But as the years go by, David struggles with a melancholia that threatens to engulf him. When his daughter Laurence (Karelle Tremblay, a 2015 TIFF Rising Star) begins to recognize herself in him, she must reckon with her emotional inheritance in order to break the cycle and embrace the future.

One of Canada's great new talents (her debut NUIT # 1 won the Claude Jutra Award), Émond exhibits a wisdom rarely found in young filmmakers.

– Toronto International Film Festival 

Countries

Canada
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival
Director
Anne Émond
Producer
Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant
Screenwriter
Anne Émond
Cinematographer
Mathieu Laverdière
Editor
Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Production Design
Éric Barbeau
Music
Martin Léon
Cast
Maxim Gaudette, Karelle Tremblay, Valérie Cadieux, Mickaël Gouin
Sound
Simon Gervais, Luc Boudrias