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The Outlander (2005)

The Outlander poster
Original title
Le survenant
Directed by
Érik Canuel
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
2h 18m
Rated
G
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stranger arrives in a small Quebec town and his mysterious presence unsettles the close-knit community. The film follows how the residents react to him and the changes he quietly brings.

mysteriousintrospectiveslow-burnmelancholicatmosphericgroundedquietly unsettlingcontemplative

What happens

The Outlander (French: Le Survenant) is a 2005 Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Érik Canuel. An adaptation of Germaine Guèvremont's novel Le Survenant, the film stars Jean-Nicolas Verreault as the title character, a mysterious stranger whose arrival in the small town of Chénal-du-Moine significantly shakes up the community. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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