23 Sep 2005
A History of Violence
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
The Plouffe Family
The lives of the average Quebecois Plouffe family during the final years of the depression and through World War II.
Top Billed Cast
Gabriel Arcand Ovide Plouffe
Pierre Curzi Napoléon Plouffe
Juliette Huot Joséphine, la mère Plouffe
Émile Genest Théophile, le père Plouffe
Serge Dupire Guillaume Plouffe
Rémi Laurent Denis Boucher
Anne Létourneau Rita Toulouse
Denise Filiatrault Cécile
Paul Berval Onésime Ménard
Louise Laparé Jeanne Duplessis
Gérard Poirier Curé Folbêche
Stéphane Audran Mme Boucher
Daniel Ceccaldi Père Alphonse
Paul Dumont Tom Brown
Kate Trotter Suzan Connely
Donald Pilon Stan Labrie
Gilbert Comtois Eustache Lafrance
J. Léo Gagnon Rosario le bedeau
Amulette Garneau Ramona
Marc Gélinas Jos Bonefon
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