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The Vinland Club
Boys' college in eastern Quebec at the end of the 1940s. Brother Jean is not a teacher like the others. He wants to interest his students in the subject and to achieve this, he conducts archaeological excavations with his students aimed at proving the establishment of a Viking colony (Vinland) on the coast of the Saint Lawrence. The superiors of his congregation do not appreciate his unconventional ways of teaching. Without knowing it, Brother Jean will have a significant impact on the lives of his students, particularly in that of Émile, a young man who is having difficulty at school and who would prefer to abandon his studies to go work in a factory.
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Boys' college in eastern Quebec at the end of the 1940s. Brother Jean is not a teacher like the others. He wants to interest his students in the subject and to achieve this, he conducts archaeological excavations with his students aimed at proving the establishment of a Viking colony (Vinland) on the coast of the Saint Lawrence. The superiors of his congregation do not appreciate his unconventional ways of teaching. Without knowing it, Brother Jean will have a significant impact on the lives of his students, particularly in that of Émile, a young man who is having difficulty at school and who would prefer to abandon his studies to go work in a factory.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Normand Bergeron, Marc Robitaille, Benoît Pilon
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Runtime:125 minutes
Studio:Productions Avenida
Cast
Benoît Pilon
Director
Sébastien Ricard
Frère Jean
Arnaud Vachon
Émile Lacombe
Rémy Girard
Frère Léon
François Papineau
Frère Cyprien
Xavier Huard
Frère Mathieu
Fabien Cloutier
Frère Lucien (Lulu)
Alexandre Perreault
Jérôme
Alexis Guay
Chouinard
Xavier Rivard
François
Émilie Bibeau
Marguerite Lacombe
Guy Thauvette
Frère Roséa
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