With the villagers of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton barely having enough food to survive, Ésimésac convinces them to collaborate on a community garden. Each person will multiply his or her yield by cultivating the land together. At the same time, talk of a new railway line promises to connect Saint-Élie-de-Caxton to the rest of the world and brings the hope of abundance. Riopel, the hulking blacksmith, starts working on the railway track and convinces the locals to invest in his project rather than waste their time playing in the garden. Ésimésac’s big project flounders under the weight of metal. But can he really stop progress?
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cité-Amérique
Keywords
- fairy tale
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Top Cast

Marie Brassard as Mme Gélinas

René Richard Cyr as Méo Bellemare

Luc Picard as Toussaint Brodeur

Gildor Roy as Riopel

Nicola-Frank Vachon as Ésimésac

Sophie Nélisse as Marie Gélinas

Marie-Chantal Perron as Jeannette Brodeur

Maude Létourneau as Lurette Riopelle
Top Crew

Luc Picard · Director

Fred Pellerin · Screenplay

Michel Corriveau · Composer

Lorraine Richard · Producer
Luc Martineau · Producer
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