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Contre toute esperance

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89 minutes – Drama
Release date: August 17, 2007
Canadian distributor: Seville Pictures

A blood-stained woman is arrested in front of a palatial home in a wealthy part of MontrĂ©al. She has just fired a hunting rifle at the house. Suffering from shock, she retreats into obstinate muteness. That night, the police discover her husband’s body in her house. An investigator reconstructs the sequence of events. A switchboard operator for twenty years, RĂ©jeanne (Guylaine Tremblay) loses her job when the multinational she works for announces massive layoffs. That year, the company president received a salary of 13 million dollars. Soon after, RĂ©jeanne’s husband (Guy Jodoin) suffers a stroke that leaves him an invalid suffering from aphasia. Gilles and RĂ©jeanne can no longer make ends meet and are forced to sell their comfortable suburban home. They move back to the city, taking a small apartment in a run-down area. To support her husband, RĂ©jeanne takes low-paid dead-end jobs. Despite RĂ©jeanne’s love and devotion, Gilles retreats into himself and falls ever further into depression. Then one day, everything changes. Released with English subtitles as Summit Circle.

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Crew:

Producer:

Bernadette Payeur

Director:

Bernard Émond

Screenwriter:

Bernard Émond

Cinematographer:

Jean-Claude Labrecque
Louise Côté

Editor:

Louise Côté

Cast: Roles:

Guylaine Tremblay
Guy Jodoin
Gildor Roy
René-Daniel Dubois
Serge Houde
Jasmine Dubé
Annick Bergeron
Carmen Sylvestre
Yael Guazo
Éveline Gélinas
Johanne Haberlin

Réjeanne
Gilles
Claude
Lieutenant Allard
Jean-Pierre Deniger
House owner
Supervisor
Neighbour
Maid
World Mart manager