| One Summer | |
|---|---|
| French | Le temps d'un été |
| Directed by | Louise Archambault |
| Written by | Marie Vien |
| Produced by | Antonello Cozzolino Brigitte Léveillé |
| Starring | Patrice Robitaille Guy Nadon Élise Guilbault |
| Cinematography | Mathieu Laverdière |
| Edited by | Isabelle Malenfant |
Production company | Attraction Images |
| Distributed by | Immina Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
One Summer (French: Le temps d'un été) is a 2023 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Louise Archambault.[1]
The film stars Patrice Robitaille as Marc Côté, a Roman Catholic parish priest who has ministered for many years to the poor and homeless in Montreal but is struggling with the financial decline of his church; after a former family friend bequeaths him a rural property in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, he decides to take a group of his regular clients on a summer retreat as a respite from their lives, only to run into conflict with the property's longtime caretaker François Riendeau (Sébastien Ricard) and opposition from the community.[2]
The cast also includes Élise Guilbault as Sister Monique, a nun who works with Marc in Montreal; Guy Nadon as Jean-Pierre Genin, a former lawyer who has fallen on hard times; and Martin Dubreuil as Sam, a military veteran struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder;[3] as well as Bruce Dinsmore, Gilbert Sicotte, Louise Turcot, Geneviève Rochette, Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard, Pierre Verville, Marc-André Leclair, Victoria Barkoff, Sylvio Archambault, Cedric Keka Shako, Natalie Tannous, Denis Marchand, Normand Chouinard and Océane Kitura Bohémier-Tootoo in supporting roles.