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) with Mado (France Arbour), her birth mother with whom she has recently been reunited after being given up for

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in infancy, and Madeleine (Isadora Galwey), Marie-Madeleine's young daughter. The cast also includes Kathleen Fortin,

Maxim Gaudette Maxim Gaudette (born June 8, 1974) is a Canadian actor from Quebec. He won both the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2010 for his role as Marc Lépine in the 2009 film '' Polytechnique''. L ...

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, Monique Joly, Luc Proulx,

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, Maxine Visotzky-Charlebois, Christopher Schmitz, Erhardt Schmitz, Anne-Marie Provencher, Micheline Bernard, Molly Garland, Emilie Gélinas-Noble and Charlotte Hoffmann-Archenault in supporting roles. The film premiered in the

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program at the

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Awards

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received a

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nomination for

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at the

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in 2001."Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Denis Villeneuve's fish fable takes best picture, actress, director". ''

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'', February 26, 2001.

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