Poverty and Other Delights (1996)

Original title

Joyeux Calvaire

Directed by

Denys Arcand

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

14A

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two homeless men live on the streets of Montreal and rely on each other for survival. The film follows their daily struggles and small moments of kindness.

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What happens

Poverty and Other Delights (French: Joyeux Calvaire) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Denys Arcand and released in 1996. The film stars Benoît Brière and Gaston Lepage as Joseph and Marcel, two homeless men living on the streets of Montreal. The film was written by Claire Richard, a volunteer with a housing assistance program in Montreal. It was originally intended as a television film for Télévision de Radio-Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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