Benoît Pilon — Director (5)

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Trash (2011)
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Thanks to his wife Madeleine, a social worker who saved him from the street when he was 17-years-old, Pierre Dalpé has become a prosperous entrepreneur, running a garbage-collection business in the Montreal area. His quiet happiness with his wife and their children changes when he crosses paths with Eve, a teenage drug addict/prostitute who belongs to a street gang.

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文兰俱乐部 (2020)
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本努瓦·匹隆 actor: 塞巴斯蒂安·理查德 / 雷米·吉拉德 …
other title: Le club Vinland
故事发生在1949年的冬天。让是一所教会学校里的老师,也是一个充满激情的业余考古学家。他认为维京文化始于一千多年前的圣劳伦斯河沿岸,也就是挪威传奇故事中著名的文兰。尽管他的方法被学校认为太过新颖,但他得到了学生们的支持,这就使他能不受干涉地继续研究。然而,13岁的问题新生埃米尔很快就打破了这种微妙的平衡。于是,让决心一边进行他的研究,一边使学校相信他能阻止埃米尔辍学,而这一举动对两人都将产生深远的影响。

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The Necessities of Life (2008)
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other title: 生活必需品 / Ce qu'il faut pour vivre …
In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world, he becomes despondent. When he refuses to eat and expresses a wish to die, his nurse, Carole, comes to the realization that Tivii's illness is not the most serious threat to his well-being. She arranges to have a young orphan, Kaki, transferred to the institution. The boy is also sick, but has experience with both worlds and speaks both languages. By sharing his culture with Kaki and opening it up to others, Tivii rediscovers his pride and energy. Ultimately he also rediscovers hope through a plan to adopt Kaki, bring him home and make him part of his family