February 15, 1839

February 15, 1839

2001 · 114 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama, History

In 1839, months after the British army has repressed the insurrection of the Patriots, hundreds of rebels are still in prison. The morning of February 14, Marie-Thomas Chevalier De Lorimier and Charles Hindelang learn that they will be hung in 24 hours, with three others. While they await their death the condemned spend time and consult with companions and loved ones as well as entrust to those their last wills. At dawn, the five Patriots will walk to the scaffold, knowing will they die.

Directed by Pierre Falardeau · Written by Pierre Falardeau

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Luc Picard François-Marie-Thomas Delorimier
Sylvie Drapeau Henriette De Lorimier
Pierre Rivard Guillaume Levesque
Thérèse Perreault Sister Delorimier
Frédéric Gilles Charles Hindelang
Mario Bard Henri Brien
Yvon Barrette Osias Primeau
Denis Trudel Jacques Yelle
Luc Proulx Simon Payeur
Stéphane Jacques Jean-Baptiste Laberge
Benoît Dagenais Alphonse Lécuyer
Jean Guy Joe Dumouchel

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