Vie D'Un Héros, La


Release Information: September 4, 1994; Montréal; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); September 4, 1994; Montréal; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); September 4, 1994; Montréal (Nouvel Élysée 2); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); September 4, 1994; Montréal (Nouvel Élysée 2); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); September 23, 1994; Montréal; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); September 23, 1994; Montréal; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); September 23, 1994; Montréal (Nouvel Élysée 2); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); September 23, 1994; Montréal (Nouvel Élysée 2); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

Budget: Budget: $2,531,722

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Executive Producer: Micheline Lanctôt; Rock Demers; Rock Demers; Rock Demers; Rock Demers; Rock Demers; Micheline Lanctôt

102 minutes, 1994

The Second World War has just ended. Prisoners of war captured by the Allies remain in Canada. In the Eastern Townships, Agathe and Bertin Chevalier, who need help on their farm, call on the services of a German prisoner from the nearby military base. Thus Hanibal Walburg comes into their life. While distrustful at first, the Chevalier family let themselves be seduced by the new arrival. He becomes particularly close to Agathe, who is somewhat neglected since her husband got into politics. An equivocal relationship develops between Agathe and Hanibal, who will soon return to Europe. Over time, the young German is transformed into a genuine myth in the family’s eyes. Agathe continues to write to him and even visits him ten years after his departure. Then, silence until nearly fifty years after the war, Hanibal returns to Canada. The reunion ends with a confrontation that seriously shakes the myth.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

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