Between Salt and Sweet Water (1967)

Original title

Entre la mer et l'eau douce

Directed by

Michel Brault

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man leaves his small village on the Quebec coast to find work and a new life in Montreal. The story follows his struggles and relationships as he moves between the rural world and the city.

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What happens

Between Sweet and Salt Water (French: Entre la mer et l'eau douce), also known as Drifting Upstream, is a 1967 Québécois film directed by Michel Brault, co-written by Brault, Gérald Godin, Marcel Dubé, Claude Jutra and Denys Arcand. The film also features boxer Ronald Jones in a small role. Jones was one of the subjects of Gilles Groulx's 1961 documentary Golden Gloves. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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