''Wetlands'' () is a 2011

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film from

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written and directed by

Guy Édoin Guy Édoin is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, whose debut full-length film ''Wetlands (Marécages)'' was released in 2011. Originally from Saint-Armand, Quebec, Édoin studied at the Université du Québec à Montréal and the Universi ...

and starring

Pascale Bussières Pascale Bussières (born June 27, 1968) is a French Canadian actress. Her credits include ''Sonatine (1984 film), Sonatine'' (1984), ''Eldorado (1995 film), Eldorado'' (1995), ''When Night Is Falling'' (1995), ''August 32nd on Earth (Un 32 août s ...

Gabriel Maillé Gabriel Maillé (born 20 December 1995) is a Canadian film and television actor who started as a child actor. Maillé appeared in feature films ''It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure!)'' and ''1981'' before appearing in a lead role i ...

Luc Picard Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian. Early life and education Picard was born on 24 September 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He trained at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal, ...

and

François Papineau François Papineau (born 24 December 1966) is a Canadian actor who worked in stage and the Cinema of Quebec for over 25 years. Papineau graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1990. He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best ...

. It had its Canadian premier at the

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and its Quebec premier at the ''Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec'' (FCVQ). Theatrical release was on October 14, 2011.

Plot

During a drought, conflict disrupts the life of the Santerre family on a dairy farm in

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. By confronting themselves, they learn to forgive.

Cast

as Marie *

as Simon *

as Jean *

as Pierre *

Angèle Coutu Angèle Coutu (born February 6, 1946) is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Borderline'', for which she won the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actress at the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009, and her ...

as Therese *Denise Dubois as Rejeanne *Julien Lemire as a young farmer *Michel Perron as a well-digger (father) * Guillaume Cyr as a well-digger (son) *Valérie Blain as danser

Awards and nominations

*2011: Nominated for "Best First Film" at the Mostra Venice Film Festival *2011: Nominated for "KINO Audience Award – International Film Critics' Week" at the Mostra Venice Film Festival *2012: Nominated for the

Prix collégial du cinéma québécois The Prix collégial du cinéma québécois is an annual Canadian film award, presented to a film from Quebec judged as the best of the year by a jury of students in film studies programs at the province's CEGEPs.Léa Carrier"Je m’appelle humain re ...

Charles-Henri Ramond
"En terrains connus: premier Prix collégial du cinéma québécois"
''Films du Québec'', March 13, 2012.

References

External links

* * 2011 films Films directed by Guy Édoin Canadian drama films Canadian LGBTQ-related films 2011 LGBTQ-related films 2010s LGBTQ-related drama films 2010s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films French-language drama films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub