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Ésimésac
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?
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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?
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Genre:Family, Fantasy
Written By:Fred Pellerin
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Cité-Amérique
Cast
Luc Picard
Director
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
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