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The Master Key (2009)

The Master Key poster
Original title
Grande ourse : La clé des possibles
Directed by
Patrice Sauvé
Genre
fantasy film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wizard must find a special key that opens all parallel universes. He has only twelve hours to complete the quest and rescue his friend.

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What happens

The Master Key (French: Grande Ourse, la clé des possibles) is a Canadian fantasy/mystery film, directed by Patrice Sauvé and released in 2009. A continuation of his earlier television series Grande Ourse and L’Héritière de Grande Ourse, the film stars Marc Messier as Louis-Bernard Lapointe, a wizard who is seeking to rescue his friend Émile (Normand Daneau). To succeed, he must enter a labyrinth and solve a complex puzzle in order to locate the master key to all parallel universes, within just twelve hours. The film's cast also includes Fanny Mallette, Maude Guérin, Gabrielle Lazure, Monique Mercure, Marie Tifo, Evelyne Brochu and Anne Dorval. The film received nine Prix Jutra nominations at the 12th Jutra Awards, and eight Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards. It won the Genie Awards for Best Original Score (Normand Corbeil) and Best Make-Up (Djina Caron and André Duval). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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