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All That You Possess (2012)

All That You Possess poster
Original title
Tout ce que tu possèdes
Directed by
Bernard Émond
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctoral student and lecturer in Quebec City wants to leave his academic job to translate poetry. He struggles with the choice between his stable career and his artistic dreams.

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What happens

All That You Possess (French: Tout ce que tu possèdes) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2012. Written and directed by Bernard Émond, the film stars Patrick Drolet as Pierre Leduc, a doctoral student and university lecturer in Quebec City who dreams of abandoning his academic career to translate the poetry of Edward Stachura. The film garnered three nominations at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Director and Best Original Screenplay nods for Émond and Best Actor for Drolet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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