Once Upon a School Night

Once Upon a School Night

1991•47m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(2)

Two children find themselves trapped in their school, the day before Christmas Eve. Their vigilance and resourcefulness are no match for the locked doors, barred windows and the snowstorm that, by causing a power outage, deprives them of light and heat. Worried, frozen, hungry, they confront each other, support each other, console each other in order to overcome their fear. More than courage, it is the discovery of solidarity that will allow them to emerge stronger from this journey to the end of the night.

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Production

Cléo 24

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jessica Barker

Jessica Barker

Sophie

Vincent Bolduc

Vincent Bolduc

Éric

Raymond Bouchard

Raymond Bouchard

Père de Sophie

Carmen Ferlan

Carmen Ferlan

Mireille

Francine Ruel

Francine Ruel

Directrice d'école

Linda Sorgini

Linda Sorgini

Policière

Marie-Lise Pilote

Marie-Lise Pilote

Mlle Musique

Claude Duhamel

Claude Duhamel

Prof de gym

Denis Bouchard

Denis Bouchard

Technicien de l'Hydro

Natacha Boisjoly

Ève

Jeff Blain

Martin

Mélanie Antoine

Maude

Judith Lafortune

Ange noir

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