In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.
Genres:
Daniel Auteuil as Jean, le capitaine
Emir Kusturica as Joseph Auguste Néel
Juliette Binoche as Pauline, l'épouse du capitaine
Michel Duchaussoy as le gouverneur
Philippe Magnan as le président Venot
Christian Charmetant as le commissaire de la Marine
Philippe du Janerand as le chef douanier
Reynald Bouchard as Louis Ollivier
Ghyslain Tremblay as Monsieur Chevassus, le bourreau
Marc Béland as le soldat Loïc
Yves Jacques as le contre-amiral
Maurice Chevit as le père du gouverneur
Catherine Lascault as la Malvilain
Dominique Quesnel as le propriétaire
Anne-Marie Philipe as l'épouse du gouverneur
Sylvie Moreau as Adrienne
Isabelle Spade as femme du président Venot
Geneviève Cocke as Femme lavoir
Manon Gauthier as Femme lavoir
Marianne C. Miron as Mme Chevassus
Michel Daigle as Père Coupard
Luc Guérin as Le Capitaine Dumontier
Neil Kroetsch as Le Commandant Marie Galante
Raymond Cloutier as L'Adjudant
Patrick Steltzer as Le Brigadier
Patrick Caux as Le Jeune Militaire
Bernard Tanguay as L'Ordonnance
Serge Christianssens as Tambour
Martin Larocque as Le Crieur
Boris Napes as Assesseur
Yvon Roy as Granjean
Luc Proulx as Client Café
Stéfan Perrault as Le Rameur
Sarah McKenna as Émilie
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