20 Dec 1985
Out of Africa
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.
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Élise Guilbault 
Marc Messier 
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
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