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Plot Summary
Dr. Rainville, an aging country doctor with a deep attachment to his patients, is about to retire and is looking for a successor. Jeanne Dion, an emergency room doctor from Montreal, agrees to go to Normétal to replace him for a few weeks, with no plans for an extended stay. When the old doctor suddenly dies, Jeanne must make a very serious decision about her future…
Festivals and Awards
Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland, August 2009
*Winner: Don Quijotte Prize (IFFS), Youth Jury Prize (2nd), The Environment Is the Quality of Life Prize
Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, September 2009
Locarno – Le Vie Dei Pardi, Switzerland, September 2009
Namur International Francophone Film Festival, Belgium, October 2009
Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea, October 2009
Vienna International Film Festival, Austria, October 2009
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia, November 2009
Goteborg International Film Festival, Sweden, January 2010
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, February 2010
Canadian Front Showcase – MoMA, USA, March 2010
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival, Spain, March 2010
*Winner: Special Jury Prize
*Winner: Signis Jury Prize
*Winner: Prize of the Public
CPH:PIX, Denmark, April 2010
Shanghai International Film Festival, China, June 2010
Munich International Film Festival, Germany, June 2010
Stony Brook Film Festival, USA, July 2010
French Film Festival, USA, August 2010
Festival do Rio, Brazil, October 2011
La Havana Film Festival, Cuba, December 2011
Fajr International Film Festival, Iran, February 2012
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria IFF, Spain, March 2012
*Bernard Emond Retrospective
Bowling Green State University, USA, April 2012
Transatlantyk International Film & Music Festival, Poland, August 2012