Maxime is a young Valdorian who works in a gold mine. As he experiences several difficulties as he goes through life, he will question his definition of masculinity. It's with the help of the tightly knit brotherhood of colleagues in the mine that he will find the necessary support to overcome a feeling of stubborn guilt which prevents him from achieving happiness. Until the day an explosion breaks out underground. As part of the rescue mission, Maxime descends into the mine lair with the firm intention of bringing each of his colleagues back to the surface alive.
Acting
Robillard's wordless guilt could crush coal into diamonds.
Cinematography
Claustrophobic tunnels that feel like being hugged by the earth.
Direction
Dupuis makes manual labor look like sacred ritual.
Director
Sophie Dupuis
Joakim Robillard
Maxime
Théodore Pellerin
Julien
Guillaume Cyr
Stéphane
Catherine Trudeau
Catherine
Jean L'Italien
Daniel
James Hyndman
Mario
Lauren Hartley
Andrée-Anne
Mickaël Gouin
Sébastien
Chantal Fontaine
Lise
Bruno Marcil
François
Jean-François Boudreau
Gaétan
Maxime Genois
Francis
Charles-Aubey Houde
Alex
Sébastien Leblanc
Marc-Antoine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Val-d'Or, Quebec, using real miners as extras — the regional authenticity is almost documentary-level.
Dupuis specifically cast Pellerin against type; his usual fragility here becomes the film's emotional Trojan horse.
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