Ésimésac

Ésimésac

2012 · 100 min · ★ 5.6 · Family, Fantasy

With the villagers of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton barely having enough food to survive, Ésimésac convinces them to collaborate on a community garden. Each person will multiply his or her yield by cultivating the land together. At the same time, talk of a new railway line promises to connect Saint-Élie-de-Caxton to the rest of the world and brings the hope of abundance. Riopel, the hulking blacksmith, starts working on the railway track and convinces the locals to invest in his project rather than waste their time playing in the garden. Ésimésac’s big project flounders under the weight of metal. But can he really stop progress?

Directed by Luc Picard · Written by Fred Pellerin

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Marie Brassard Mme Gélinas
René Richard Cyr Méo Bellemare
Luc Picard Toussaint Brodeur
Gildor Roy Riopel
Nicola-Frank Vachon Ésimésac
Sophie Nélisse Marie Gélinas
Marie-Chantal Perron Jeannette Brodeur
Maude Létourneau Lurette Riopelle
Alain Sauvage Le Curé Flambant
Isabel Richer La sorcière
Denis Trudel Hubert
Olivier Chartrand Villageois avec cheveux longs

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