The Storm Within (2013)

Original title

Rouge Sang

Directed by

Martin Doepner

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1799, a young mother is forced to take in five British soldiers during a snowstorm. The story follows the strained interactions between her and the men as they share her home.

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What happens

The Storm Within (French: Rouge sang) is a 2013 Canadian drama film. Directed by Martin Doepner, the film is set in 1799 and stars Isabelle Guérard as Espérance, a young mother who is forced to shelter five British soldiers from a snowstorm. The film also stars Lothaire Bluteau, Anthony Lemke, Vincent Leclerc, Arthur Holden and Peter Miller. The film garnered three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, including a Best Actress nod for Guérard and two nominations for the music of Michel Cusson, for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "À la claire fontaine". It received two Jutra Award nominations at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014, for Best Original Music (Cusson) and Best Costume Design (Madeleine Tremblay). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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