A Life Begins

A twelve year old loses his doctor father to an overdose.

Cast

Julie Le Breton

as Louise

François Papineau

as Jacques

Charles-Antoine Perreault

as Étienne

Raymond Cloutier

as Guy Langevin

Rita Lafontaine

as Mariette

Mathis Brisson

as Martin

Juliette Vermes-Monty

as Marie-Ève

Michel Monty

as Yves Sauvé

Éliane Préfontaine

as Patricia

Étienne Soucy-Lord

as Michel Meilleur

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