Marécages

Marécages
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Guy Édoin
Produced by	Félize Frappier, Luc Vandal (producers), Roger Frappier (executive producer)
Written by	Guy Édoin
Starring	Pascale Bussières Gabriel Maillé Luc Picard François Papineau
Music by	Nathalie Boileau, Pierre Desrochers
Cinematography	Serge Desrosiers
Editing by	Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Distributed by	Métropole Films Distribution
Release date(s)	October 14, 2011 (2011-10-14)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Marécages (English title Wetlands) is a 2011 Canadian film from Quebec written and directed by Guy Édoin and starring Pascale Bussières, Gabriel Maillé, Luc Picard and François Papineau. It had its Canadian premier at the Toronto International Film Festival and its Quebec premier at the Festival du Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (FVCQ). Theatrical release was on October 14, 2011.

Synopsis

In the middle of a drought, a drama disrupts the life of the Santerre family on a dairy farm in Quebec's Eastern Townships, and how out of confrontation, they will have to learn to forgive.

Cast

• Pascale Bussières as Marie
• Gabriel Maillé as Simon
• Luc Picard as Jean
• François Papineau as Pierre
• Angèle Coutu as Therese
• Denise Dubois as Rejeanne
• Julien Lemire as a young farmer
• Michel Perron as a well-digger (father)
• Guillaume Cyr as a well-digger (son)
• Valérie Blain as danser

Awards / Nominations

• 2011: Nominated for "Best First Film" at the Mostra Venice Film Festival
• 2011: Nominated for "KINO Audience Award – International Film Critics' Week" at the Mostra Venice Film Festival

External links

• Marécages Official website
• Marécages Facebook
• Marécages film trailer
• Marécages at the Internet Movie Database