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The Necessities of Life

Benoît Pilon

2008 • 1h 42m

In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French an...

The Necessities of Life

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Cast

Natar Ungalaaq

Natar UngalaaqTiivii

Éveline Gélinas

Éveline GélinasCarole

Paul-André BrasseurKaki

Louise Marleau

Louise MarleauSoeur Luce

Guy Thauvette

Guy ThauvetteDr. Montpetit

Antoine Bertrand

Antoine BertrandRoger

Vincent-Guillaume Otis

Vincent-Guillaume OtisJoseph

Denis Bernard

Denis BernardPère Millaire

Luc Proulx

Luc ProulxL'horloger

Miali BuscemiQupanuaq

Ann-Sophie ArcherInfirmière de jour

Alexandre ThériaultPatient jaloux

Frédérick Bouffard

Frédérick BouffardPatient agonisant

Caroline TanguayInfirmière de nuit

Jacques-Henri Gagnon

Jacques-Henri GagnonL'archevêque

Crew

Benoît Pilon

Benoît PilonDirector

Bernadette Payeur

Bernadette PayeurProducer

Bernard Émond

Bernard ÉmondScreenplay

Robert Marcel Lepage

Robert Marcel LepageOriginal Music Composer

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