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A photographer sets off toward a mysterious forest to find Boychuk, witness and victim of the Great Fire that swept through Northern Ontario at the turn of the 20th century. But before she arrives, she learns that Boychuck has just perished. Survivors of the long-ago fire, Tom and Charlie, two elderly men who have chosen to live out their last days in the woods, are introduced to Marie Desneige, whose 60 year institutionalization has only fueled her passion for life. Meanwhile, the photographer is discovering that Boychuck had been a painter, whose life’s work had been entirely inspired by the Great Fire. The story immerses us in a historical drama while captivating us with the strange lives of these men of the forest. Three men who, in choosing freedom above all else, made a deal with death.
Budget
$4.3M
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Andréa Bélanger
Studio
Les Films Outsiders
Original Title
Il pleuvait des oiseaux
Original Language
French
Cast
Full credits →A
Andrée Lachapelle
Marie-Desneige
G
Gilbert Sicotte
Charlie
R
Rémy Girard
Tom
È
Ève Landry
Rafaëlle
É
Éric Robidoux
Steve
L
Louise Portal
Geneviève
P
Patricia Nolin
Mlle Polson
M
Marie-Ginette Guay
Mme Sullivan
K
Kenneth Welsh
Boychuck
P
Pierre Collin
Mari feux
F
Francine Beaudry
Épouse feux
D
Denise Dubois
Femme âgée feux
J
Jean-Jacques Blanchet
Grand brûlé
J
Joseph Bellerose
Prêtre
L
Luc Morissette
Romain
A
Anne Boulianne
Femme funérailles
D
Diane St-Jacques
Femme funérailles
M
Martin Plouffe
Gardien
F
François Lambert
Homme qui grogne
M
Maude Audet
Chanteuse au bar
