A Hero's Life (1994)

Original title

La vie d'un héros

Directed by

Micheline Lanctôt

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman travels back to her hometown to meet a former German prisoner of war who worked on her family farm during World War II. The film follows her journey as she explores the past and her family's history.

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What happens

A Hero's Life (French: La vie d'un héros) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Micheline Lanctôt and released in 1994. The film stars Marie Cantin as Évelyne Vadeboncoeur, a woman who travels to her hometown to meet Hanibal Heck (Erwin Potitt), a former German prisoner of war who had worked on her family farm during World War II. The film also stars Gilbert Sicotte and Véronique Le Flaguais as Évelyne's parents Bertin and Agathe. The film was shot in Frelighsburg, Quebec in early 1994. The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival, and was subsequently screened at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 15th Genie Awards, for Best Overall Sound (Réjean Juteau, Luc Boudrias, Richard Besse, Michel Descombes) and Best Original Score (Milan Kymlicka). It was one of six finalists for the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois's Prix L.-E. Ouimet-Molson in 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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