

The Widow of Saint-Pierre(2000)
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In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.
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Daniel Auteuil
Jean, le capitaine

Emir Kusturica
Joseph Auguste Néel

Juliette Binoche
Pauline, l'épouse du capitaine

Michel Duchaussoy
le gouverneur

Philippe Magnan
le président Venot

Christian Charmetant
le commissaire de la Marine

Philippe du Janerand
le chef douanier

Reynald Bouchard
Louis Ollivier

Ghyslain Tremblay
Monsieur Chevassus, le bourreau

Marc Béland
le soldat Loïc

Yves Jacques
le contre-amiral

Maurice Chevit
le père du gouverneur

Catherine Lascault
la Malvilain

Dominique Quesnel
le propriétaire

Anne-Marie Philipe
l'épouse du gouverneur

Sylvie Moreau
Adrienne

Isabelle Spade
femme du président Venot

Geneviève Cocke
Femme lavoir

Manon Gauthier
Femme lavoir
Marianne C. Miron
Mme Chevassus

Michel Daigle
Père Coupard

Luc Guérin
Le Capitaine Dumontier

Neil Kroetsch
Le Commandant Marie Galante

Raymond Cloutier
L'Adjudant

Patrick Steltzer
Le Brigadier

Patrick Caux
Le Jeune Militaire
Bernard Tanguay
L'Ordonnance

Serge Christianssens
Tambour

Martin Larocque
Le Crieur
Boris Napes
Assesseur

Yvon Roy
Granjean

Luc Proulx
Client Café
Stéfan Perrault
Le Rameur
Sarah McKenna
Émilie
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