Summaries

A family refuses to leave their native village after being ordered to by the government and are pursued by the authorities as a result of an accidental shooting.

During the summer of 1971, the Quebec government makes a move to shut down 7 dying villages on the Gaspé peninsula and relocate the population elsewhere. As locals watch their homes being destroyed by fire before leaving, Rejean Cardinal, one of the locals, decides he wants to stay there. He dreams of possessing all of the land for himself, his girlfriend Ginette and his brother Pierre. But things go suddenly wrong when he accidentally wounds a government agent while shooting at empty cans, and runs away like a criminal. Following that, an increasingly dreadful game of cat and mouse between him and the police ends in tragedy.—Jonathan Vézina

Details

Keywords
  • family relationships
  • village
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Apr 19, 1972
Countries of origin Canada
Official sites Éléphant )french)
Language French
Filming locations Saint-Paulin-Dalibaire, Québec, Canada
Production companies Cinak Compagnie Cinématographique Les Productions Carle-Lamy Les Films Jean Claude Lebrecque

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 26m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

All Filters