| A Hero's Life | |
|---|---|
| La vie d'un héros | |
| Directed by | Micheline Lanctôt |
| Written by | Micheline Lanctôt |
| Produced by | Rock Demers |
| Starring | Marie Cantin Gilbert Sicotte Véronique Le Flaguais |
| Cinematography | Thomas Vámos |
| Edited by | Gaétan Huot |
| Music by | Milan Kymlicka |
Production companies | Les Productions La Fête Inc. National Film Board of Canada |
| Distributed by | Malofilm Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
A Hero's Life (French: La vie d'un héros) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Micheline Lanctôt and released in 1994.[1] The film stars Marie Cantin as Évelyne Vadeboncoeur, a woman who travels to her hometown to meet Hanibal Heck (Erwin Potitt), a former German prisoner of war who had worked on her family farm during World War II.[1] The film also stars Gilbert Sicotte and Véronique Le Flaguais as Évelyne's parents Bertin and Agathe.[2]
The film was shot in Frelighsburg, Quebec in early 1994.[2]
The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival,[3] and was subsequently screened at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 15th Genie Awards, for Best Overall Sound (Réjean Juteau, Luc Boudrias, Richard Besse, Michel Descombes) and Best Original Score (Milan Kymlicka).[5] It was one of six finalists for the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois's Prix L.-E. Ouimet-Molson in 1995.[6]