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The Rebels (1972)

The Rebels poster
Original title
Quelques arpents de neige
Directed by
Denis Héroux
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A historical drama set during the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837. It follows the romance between a rebel from Saint-Benoît and a local woman.

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What happens

The Rebels (French: Quelques arpents de neige) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Héroux and released in 1972. A historical drama set during the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837, the film centres on the romance between Simon de Bellefeuille (Daniel Pilon), a rebel in the village of Saint-Benoît, and Julie Lambert (Christine Olivier). The film's cast also includes Mylène Demongeot, Jean Duceppe, Frédéric de Pasquale, Daniel Gadouas, Roland Chenail, Rose-Rey Duzil, Gérard Poirier, Yvan Ducharme, Jacques Desrosiers, Jean Coutu, Bertrand Gagnon, José Descombes, Barry Baldaro, Dave Broadfoot, Jacques Famery and Jacques Thisdale. The French title comes from Voltaire's infamous dismissal of New France as "a few acres of snow (quelques arpents de neige)". The film was entered into the Best Motion Picture competition at the 24th Canadian Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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