The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. However, once there, Bilodeau finds himself forced to watch a play put on by Simon and the other inmates depicting the two men's youths. As the play progresses, the tragic truth of Simon's crime comes to light.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
62 audience votes
Key crew
- John GreysonDirector
- Michel Marc BouchardScreenplay
- Mychael DannaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Brent CarverCountess De Tilly
- Marcel SabourinThe Bishop
- Aubert PallascioOlder Simon
- Jason CadieuxYoung Simon
- Matthew FergusonYoung Bilodeau
- Danny GilmoreVallier
- Ian D. ClarkChaplain / Father Saint Michel
- Gary FarmerTimothée
- Robert LalondeThe Baron
- Rémy GirardThe Baroness
- Alexander ChapmanLydie-Anne
- John Dunn-HillWarden
Stills
Themes
lovesicknesslove trianglebishopbased on play or musicaltragedyunrequited lovemale homosexualitytragic lovein the closethomoeroticismlgbtlove crime