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To Live Here (2018)

To Live Here poster
Original title
Pour vivre ici
Directed by
Bernard Émond
Genre
drama film, psychological drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
18A
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A recently widowed woman visits her adult children in Montreal and then returns to her childhood hometown for the first time in many years. The film follows her journey of revisiting the places and memories of her past.

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What happens

A Place to Live (French: Pour vivre ici) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Bernard Émond and released in 2018. The film stars Élise Guilbault as Monique, a recently widowed woman who, while visiting her adult children in Montreal, decides to return to her childhood hometown of Verner, Ontario for the first time in many years. In addition to Montreal and Verner, parts of the film were shot in Baie-Comeau, Tadoussac and Sudbury. The film was Guilbault's fourth time appearing in Émond's films, following The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit), The Novena (La Neuvaine) and The Legacy (La Donation). Guilbault received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Actress for her work in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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