Richelieu

A French-to-Spanish interpreter working for a food processing plant that hires seasonal workers from Guatemala is, at first determined to obey the sometimes excessive directives of the young boss, but she befriends the workers and tries to defend them against the exploitation they suffer.

Cast

Ariane Castellanos

as Ariane

Marc-André Grondin

as Stéphane

Nelson Coronado

as Manuel

Ève Duranceau

as Michèle

Gerardo Miranda

as Alfonso

Micheline Bernard

as Nicole

Luis Oliva

as Juan

Antonio Ortega

as Guillermo

Denis Marchand

as Marcel

María Mercedes Coroy

as Maria

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