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{{Infobox film

| name = Babine

| director = Luc Picard

| writer =

| narrator = Fred Pellerin

| starring = Vincent-Guillaume Otis
Isabel Richer
Alexis Martin
Julien Poulin
Gildor Roy

| music = Normand Corbeil
Serge Fiori

| cinematography = Jrme Sabourin

| editing = Gatan Huot

| studio = Cit-Amrique

| distributor = Alliance Vivafilm

| released = November 28, 2008

| runtime = 112 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget = CAD $6,5M

}}

'Babine' is a Canadian fantasy drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2008.[http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/arts/cinema/200811/21/01-802877-babine-la-belle-histoire-dun-pays-den-haut.php "Babine: la belle histoire d'un pays d'en haut"] . 'Le Soleil', November 22, 2008. Adapted from Fred Pellerin's book 'Il faut prendre le taureau par les contes', the film stars Vincent-Guillaume Otis as Babine, the village idiot of Saint-lie-de-Caxton, Quebec.[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/actualites-culturelles/159351/babine-ou-l-ode-a-la-folie "Babine,ou l'ode la folie"]. 'Le Devoir', October 4, 2007. A lifelong outcast because his mother (Isabel Richer) was believed to be the town witch, he becomes the immediate suspect when the town's church catches fire, killing the parish priest (Julien Poulin).[http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/babine-luc-picard/ "Babine Film de Luc Picard"]. 'Films du Qubec', January 1, 2009. However, he will receive the support of the village's merchant, Toussaint Brodeur (Luc Picard), as he attempts to prove his innocence.

The film's cast also includes Alexis Martin, Gildor Roy, Marie Brassard and Antoine Bertrand.

A sequel film, 'simsac', was released in 2012.

Cast



Reviews



'Babine' received generally favourable reviews by the critics. It also received similar ratings from Rotten Tomatoes, with a 69% approval rating, and an average rating of 3.7 out of 5. Overall, the movie was quite successful, collecting $2.8 million at the Quebec box office.

Accolades



The film received many awards and nominations, including two Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards in 2009: Best Supporting Actress (Richer) and Best Sound Editing (Olivier Calvert, Natalie Fleurant, Francine Poirier and Lise Wedlock).

References




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