1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. However, once there, Bilodeau finds himself forced to watch a play put on by Simon and the other inmates depicting the two men's youths. As the play progresses, the tragic truth of Simon's crime comes to light.
Direction
Men playing women playing men—gender as fluid prison.
Production
Single prison set becomes entire 1912 world.
Acting
Carver's Countess De Tilly steals every scene.
Director
John Greyson
Brent Carver
Countess De Tilly
Marcel Sabourin
The Bishop
Aubert Pallascio
Older Simon
Jason Cadieux
Young Simon
Matthew Ferguson
Young Bilodeau
Danny Gilmore
Vallier
Ian D. Clark
Chaplain / Father Saint Michel
Gary Farmer
Timothée
Robert Lalonde
The Baron
Rémy Girard
The Baroness
John Dunn-Hill
Warden
Michel Marc Bouchard
Photographer
Khanh Hua
Prison Ensemble
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
All female roles are played by male prisoners, a device from the original play that blurs reality within the film's nested structure.
Based on Michel Marc Bouchard's play 'Les Feluettes,' which helped crack open Quebec's cultural conversation about gay history before marriage equality.
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