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The Duplessis Orphans

The Duplessis Orphans

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Mar 16, 199790minCA
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    Drama

Synopsis

In the 1950s, young boys were placed in orphanages and endure harsh and austere living conditions. As a united group, they supported each other and survived despite bullying, hardship and little hope for better days. While these children were doing their best to survive, they had no way to suspect the secret dealings between the clergy, the medical profession and the government that will inevitably seal their fates. The institution faced with a precarious financial situation, the solution is to transform the orphanage into a psychiatric institute in order to obtain additional subsidies. To demonstrate the need for this change in status, the orphans are labeled as insane by the very people who took them in to help them. While their future as orphans was already precarious, they become prisoners of an asylum system from which they have little hope of being able to free themselves even as they grow older.

TitleThe Duplessis Orphans
WriterJacques Savoie
DirectorJohanne Prégent
Created byJohanne Prégent
ProductionsCiné Télé Action
NetworkICI Radio-Canada Télé
Lawrence Arcouette

Lawrence Arcouette

Sophie Léger

Sophie Léger

Sœur Jeanne
Jessica Barker

Jessica Barker

Murielle
Vincent Bilodeau

Vincent Bilodeau

Banville
Normand D'Amour

Normand D'Amour

Lazure
Jacques-Henri Gagnon

Jacques-Henri Gagnon

Duplessis
Margot Campbell

Margot Campbell

Sœur Madeleine
Marie-France Marcotte

Marie-France Marcotte

Dame Mouchoir
Jacques Allard

Jacques Allard

Mari de la Dame Mouchoir
Sacha Bourque

Sacha Bourque

Orphelin Jacques
Claude Prégent

Claude Prégent

Docteur Blackburn
Gary Boudreault

Gary Boudreault

Docteur Bourgault
Stéphane Jacques

Stéphane Jacques

Frère Martineau
Chantal Monfils

Chantal Monfils

Monique Gagné
Jocelyn Desjarlais

Jocelyn Desjarlais

Journaliste #2
Nicolas Bouthillette

Nicolas Bouthillette

Garçon Gagné
Michel Bonneau

Michel Bonneau

Fermier
Patrick St-Cyr

Patrick St-Cyr

Orphelin Marc
Michel Thériault

Michel Thériault

Gagné
Jean-René Ouellet

Jean-René Ouellet

Cardinal
Victor Soumis

Victor Soumis

Orphelin Pierre
Kevin Dupuis

Kevin Dupuis

Orphelin Jean
Linda Sauvé

Linda Sauvé

Sœur Crèche #1
Josée Martin

Josée Martin

Sœur Crèche #2
Jacinthe Potvin

Jacinthe Potvin

Fermière
Benoît Paiement

Benoît Paiement

Journaliste #1
Isabelle Pelletier

Isabelle Pelletier

Sainte-Vierge
Marie-Anne Larochelle

Marie-Anne Larochelle

Fille Gagné
Lucille Bélair

Lucille Bélair

Religieuse archevêché
Léa-Marie Cantin

Léa-Marie Cantin

Sœur Ste-Ursule
Alexandre Mérineau

Alexandre Mérineau

Orphelin Michel
Josée Rivard

Josée Rivard

Étudiante
Anthony Etesonne-Bédard

Anthony Etesonne-Bédard

Guillaume
Mathieu Labrie

Mathieu Labrie

Patrick