The read
A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10.
Synopsis
12-years-old Manon promises her younger brother, Mimi, that they will stay together, despite their difficult family circumstances and the ominous signs of being put into foster care. During the height of Quebec's FLQ Crisis in 1970, they stage their own rebellion by kidnapping an elderly woman and hiding her in the country, aided by their two cousins.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Luc PicardDirector
- Nicole BélangerScreenplay
- Alexis MartinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Milya Corbeil-GauvreauManon
- Henri PicardMartin
- Anthony BouchardMimi
- Alexis GuayDenis
- Clare CoulterLa grand-mère
- Julie MénardLa tante - Simone St-Jean
- Maude LaurendeauLa mère - Joanne Ducharme
- Jean-François BoudreauL'oncle - Gaston St-Jean
- Martin DesgagnéLe père - Pierre Ducharme
- Sophie CadieuxLa travailleuse sociale
- Bobby BeshroL'inspecteur Dion
- Nicola-Frank VachonL'adjoint Picard
Themes
based on novel or bookkidnappingrunaway1970squebecperiod dramafamilyoctober crisis