Paul à Québec

Paul à Québec

2015•1h 37m•6.8/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(22)

In 1999, Paul and his partner Julie experienced beautiful moments with their young daughter. They are looking for a house in Montreal and frequently see their family, notably Julie's parents who live in St-Nicolas, a suburb of Quebec City. But the illness has hit Roland hard, the proud and generous patriarch of the family, who tries as best he can to hide the ultimatum he is suffering from his children. Life being what it is, Roland will have to be admitted to a palliative care center while his loved ones, including Paul, will have to come to terms with the idea of his death. In the process, Paul will take up drawing.

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Production

Productrices Associées, Caramel Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

François Létourneau

François Létourneau

Paul

Julie Le Breton

Julie Le Breton

Lucie

Gilbert Sicotte

Gilbert Sicotte

Roland

Louise Portal

Louise Portal

Lisette

Julien Poulin

Julien Poulin

Robert

Patrice Robitaille

Patrice Robitaille

Benoit

Brigitte Lafleur

Brigitte Lafleur

Monique

Mathieu Quesnel

Mathieu Quesnel

Clément

Shanti Corbeil-Gauvreau

Shanti Corbeil-Gauvreau

Rose

Myriam LeBlanc

Myriam LeBlanc

Suzanne

Élise Poliquin

Judith

Camille Poliquin

Camille Poliquin

Mylène

Samuel Létourneau

Samuel Létourneau

Louis-Philippe

Jasmine Lemée

Jasmine Lemée

Mathilde

Robert Toupin

Robert Toupin

Raymond St-Amand

Daniel Gadouas

Daniel Gadouas

Chirurgien

Lou Babin

Mme McDuff

Geneviève Schmidt

Geneviève Schmidt

Préposée ronde et joyeuse

Karine Vanasse

Karine Vanasse

Nathalie Rouleau

Denise Andrieu

Dame à la crevette

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