We Are Far from the Sun | |
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French | On est loin du soleil |
Directed by | Jacques Leduc |
Written by | Pierre Maheu Robert Tremblay |
Produced by | Paul Larose |
Starring | Marthe Nadeau Pierre Curzi Willie Lamothe Marcel Sabourin |
Cinematography | Alain Dostie |
Edited by | Pierre Bernier |
Music by | Michel Robidoux |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
We Are Far from the Sun (French : On est loin du soleil) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1971. [1] The film centres on the Bessettes, a contemporary working-class family in Montreal who are struggling to make ends meet, [2] through a narrative frame structured around the philosophies and values of influential Québécois religious leader Brother André Bessette. [3]
The film's cast includes Marthe Nadeau, Pierre Curzi, Willie Lamothe, Reynald Bouchard, J.-Léo Gagnon, Claude Jutra, Marcel Sabourin and Esther Auger. [3]
The film was produced and shot in 1970, and released theatrically in 1971. [1]
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