Hunting The Northern Godard

In 1968, an internationally renowned French film director unexpectedly lands in Abitibi, in the northwest of Quebec, to conduct political and mass-media experiments. This event fuels the revolutionary tendencies of Michel, a local young man, and the desire to travel the world of Marie, his girlfriend.

Cast

Sophie Desmarais

as Marie

Alexandre Castonguay

as Michel

Martin Dubreuil

as Paul

René-Daniel Dubois

as Narrateur (voice)

Jean-Phi

as JLG

Steve Jolin

as Français-slave

Céline Dompierre

as femme de JLG

Dany Michaud

as Français

Normand Canac-Marquis

as Animateur Radio Nord

Manon Charlebois

as Assistante-TV

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