The Confessional

Summary The year is 1952, in Québec City, Québec. Rachel (Suzanne Clément), sixteen, unmarried, and pregnant, works in the church. Filled with shame, she unburdens her guilt to a young Priest under the confidentiality of the confessional. In the present year of 1994, Pierre Lamontagne (Lothaire Bluteau) has returned to Québec to attend his father's funeral. He meets up with his adopted brother, Marc (Patrick Goyette), who has begun questioning his identity and has embarked on a quest for his roots that would lead them to the Québec of the 1950s. Past and present converge in a complex web of intrinque where the answer to the mystery lies. View more details

The Confessional

Directed : Robert Lepage

Written : Robert Lepage

Stars : Kristin Scott Thomas Lothaire Bluteau Patrick Goyette Jean-Louis Millette

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Genres : Thriller Mystery Drama

Release date : Oct 10, 1995

Countries of origin : Canada United Kingdom France

Language : English French

Filming locations : Aquarium - 1675 Avenue des Hôtels, Québec, Québec, Canada

Production companies : Channel Four Films Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) Canal+ Productions

Summary The year is 1952, in Québec City, Québec. Rachel (Suzanne Clément), sixteen, unmarried, and pregnant, works in the church. Filled with shame, she unburdens her guilt to a young Priest under the confidentiality of the confessional. In the present year of 1994, Pierre Lamontagne (Lothaire Bluteau) has returned to Québec to attend his father's funeral. He meets up with his adopted brother, Marc (Patrick Goyette), who has begun questioning his identity and has embarked on a quest for his roots that would lead them to the Québec of the 1950s. Past and present converge in a complex web of intrinque where the answer to the mystery lies. View more details

Details

Genres : Thriller Mystery Drama

Release date : Oct 10, 1995

Countries of origin : Canada United Kingdom France

Language : English French

Filming locations : Aquarium - 1675 Avenue des Hôtels, Québec, Québec, Canada

Production companies : Channel Four Films Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) Canal+ Productions

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