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Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire

Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire

14+2008•1h 0m•5.5/10
Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.5/10(5)

On April 1st, 1986, Jean-Guy Lavigueur, an unemployed blue-collar worker and his family won 7.6 million dollars. At the time, it was the largest amount ever won at Loto-Quebec's 6/49 weekly draws. What should have been the beginning of a fairytale for the family turned rapidly into a nightmare...

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Production

Locomotion

Language

FR

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 8, 2008

Last Aired

February 12, 2008

Networks

ICI Radio-Canada Télé

Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
La famille
Air date: 2008-01-08
E2
Qui gagne perd
Air date: 2008-01-15
E3
Le procès
Air date: 2008-01-22
E4
Le château
Air date: 2008-01-29
E5
Le cinéma
Air date: 2008-02-05
E6
La clôture
Air date: 2008-02-12

Cast

Pierre Verville

Pierre Verville

Jean-Guy Lavigueur

Patrice Bélanger

Patrice Bélanger

Yve Lavigueur

Laurence Leboeuf

Laurence Leboeuf

Louise Lavigueur

Sophie Cadieux

Sophie Cadieux

Sylvie Lavigueur

Dhanaé Audet-Beaulieu

Dhanaé Audet-Beaulieu

Michel Lavigueur

Amélie Grenier

Amélie Grenier

Micheline Daudelin Lavigueur

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