February 15, 1839 (2001)
- Original title
- 15 Février 1839
- Directed by
- Pierre Falardeau
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 18 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
This film follows the final days of Patriote rebels imprisoned in 1839 after a failed rebellion in Lower Canada. It focuses on their incarceration and execution for seeking independence from British rule.
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What happens
February 15, 1839 (French: 15 février 1839) is a 2001 Quebec historical drama film. Directed by Pierre Falardeau, it is about the incarceration at the Pied-du-Courant Prison and the execution by hanging there of Patriote participants of the Lower Canada Rebellion. Those rebels sought to make Lower Canada, now Quebec, a republic independent from the British Empire. It features as characters the historical figures François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, his wife Henriette and Charles Hindelang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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