Babine (2008)

Directed by

Luc Picard

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a rural Quebec village, a man who is seen as the local idiot becomes the main suspect when the church burns down and kills the priest. With help from a merchant, he tries to clear his name.

melancholicwhimsicalslow-burnmysteriousgroundedvisually lushsuspensefulfolk-tale-like

What happens

Babine is a 2008 Canadian fantasy drama film, directed by Luc Picard. Adapted from Fred Pellerin's book Il faut prendre le taureau par les contes, the film stars Vincent-Guillaume Otis as Babine, the village idiot of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec. A lifelong outcast because his mother (Isabel Richer) was believed to be the town witch, he becomes the immediate suspect when the town's church catches fire, killing the parish priest (Julien Poulin). However, he will receive the support of the village's merchant, Toussaint Brodeur (Luc Picard), as he attempts to prove his innocence. The film's cast also includes Alexis Martin, Gildor Roy, Marie Brassard and Antoine Bertrand. A sequel film, Ésimésac, was released in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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