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Chili's Blues
At a Montreal railway station, passengers are stranded because of a snowstorm. One of the stranded, Pierre-Paul, discovers a young schoolgirl on the brink of suicide. While he searches for someone to intervene, Chili, the young girl, disappears, only to reappear of her own accord after Pierre-Paul's fruitless search. This brief encounter leads to flashback revelations and interaction among the supporting characters also stranded in the storm.
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At a Montreal railway station, passengers are stranded because of a snowstorm. One of the stranded, Pierre-Paul, discovers a young schoolgirl on the brink of suicide. While he searches for someone to intervene, Chili, the young girl, disappears, only to reappear of her own accord after Pierre-Paul's fruitless search. This brief encounter leads to flashback revelations and interaction among the supporting characters also stranded in the storm.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:José Fréchette
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Runtime:100 minutes
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Cast
Charles Binamé
Director
Roy Dupuis
Pierre-Paul
Lucie Laurier
Chili
Joëlle Morin
Lili Tomasso
Julie Deslauriers
Cathou Barbeau
Fanny Lauzier
La Puce
Marie-Josée Bergeron
Marie-Stella
Emmanuel Bilodeau
Employé CN
Pierre Curzi
Monsieur CN
Julien Laurier
Chili enfant
Vincent Lemay-Thivierge
Chouinard
Élise Guilbault
Femme en escarpins
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