72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Il pleuvait des oiseaux / And the Birds Rained Down

Louise Archambault
Canada      124 m.
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Three elderly hermits live deep in the woods, cut off from the rest of the world. While wildfires threaten the region, their quiet life is about to be shaken by the death of the eldest among them, Boychuck, and the arrival of an octogenarian unjustly institutionalised her whole life. A photographer charged with interviewing survivors of the region's deadliest forest fire finds their hiding place. The two women will discover hundreds of paintings by Boychuck narrating his tragic past in the wildfires. ​Film based on the novel And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier.

Director
Louise Archambault
Screenplay
Louise Archambault
Production
Les Films Outsiders (Canada)
Ginette Petit
Sales
Indie Sales Company (France)
Distribution
Avalon Distribución Audiovisual
Photography
Mathieu Laverdière
Edition
Richard Comeau
Music
David Ratté, Andrea Bélanger
Cast
Andrée Lachapelle, Gilbert Sicotte, Rémy Girard, Eve Landry, Éric Robidoux, Louise Portal
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
124 m.
Country
Canada
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