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The Necessities of Life

7.520081h 42mMovieDrama

In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home and family to go recuperate at a sanatorium in Quebec City. Uprooted, far from his loved ones, unable to speak French and faced with a completely alien world,…

DirectorBenoît Pilon
WriterBernard Émond
ProducersBernadette Payeur·René Chénier

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Streaming in 4 other countries

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Cast · Directed by Benoît Pilon

NUNatar Ungalaaq
Natar Ungalaaq
Tiivii
ÉGÉveline Gélinas
Éveline Gélinas
Carole
PB
Paul-André Brasseur
Kaki
LMLouise Marleau
Louise Marleau
Soeur Luce
GTGuy Thauvette
Guy Thauvette
Dr. Montpetit
ABAntoine Bertrand
Antoine Bertrand
Roger
VOVincent-Guillaume Otis
Vincent-Guillaume Otis
Joseph
DBDenis Bernard
Denis Bernard
Père Millaire
LPLuc Proulx
Luc Proulx
L'horloger
MB
Miali Buscemi
Qupanuaq
AA
Ann-Sophie Archer
Infirmière de jour
AT
Alexandre Thériault
Patient jaloux

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