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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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