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A family refuses to leave their native village after being ordered to by the government and are pursued by the authorities as a result of an accidental shooting.

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Pierre Drouin
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Réjean Cardinal
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Ginette Drouin
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Marcel Martel, le chanteur western
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Le curé
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Thomas Drouin
Colette Courtois ...
Mme Drouin
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Le marchand général
Denis André ...
Le caporal Demers
Gaétan Lafrance ...
Le policier
Bernard Assiniwi ...
L'agent "senior" de la relocalisation
Jean Perraud ...
L'agent "junior" de la relocalisation
Marc Mathieu ...
Le père de Réjean et Pierre
Lucie Mathieu ...
La soeur de Ginette
Jean Brisson ...
L'annonceur
Charles Fournier ...
Un policier
Marcel Fournier ...
Un policier
Réal Fournier ...
Un policier

Directed by

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Jean-Claude Labrecque

Written by

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Jean-Claude Labrecque ... (idea)
 
Jean-Claude Labrecque ... (scenario)
 
Lise Noiseux ... (idea)
 
Lise Noiseux ... (scenario)
 
Clément Perron ... (scenario)

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Jacques Perron

Cinematography by

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Guy Dufaux

Editing by

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Pierre Leroux

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Renée Noiseux Gurik ... (art direction)

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Robert Blondin ... assistant director

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Joe Grimaldi ... sound mixer
Claude Lefebvre ... sound recordist
Marcel Pothier ... sound editor

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Plot Summary

During the summer of 1971, the Quebec government makes a move to shut down 7 dying villages on the Gaspé peninsula and relocate the population elsewhere. As locals watch their homes being destroyed by fire before leaving, Rejean Cardinal, one of the locals, decides he wants to stay there. He dreams of possessing all of the land for himself, his girlfriend Ginette and his brother Pierre. But things go suddenly wrong when he accidentally wounds a government agent while shooting at empty cans, and runs away like a criminal. Following that, an increasingly dreadful game of cat and mouse between him and the police ends in tragedy. Written by Jonathan Vézina

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Also Known As
  • The Wise Guys (Canada, English title)
  • The Smart Guys (Canada, English title)
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  • 86 min
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