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Before the Time Comes

9.019751h 27mMovieDrama

Hélène is a woman who already has, in her view, quite enough children. For some time she has secretly been taking birth control pills, but now she is too old to use them safely. When her husband Gabriel discovers the pills, he is…

DirectorAnne-Claire Poirier
WritersMarthe Blackburn·Anne-Claire Poirier
ProducerAnne-Claire Poirier

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Cast · Directed by Anne-Claire Poirier

LGLuce Guilbeault
Luce Guilbeault
Helene
PBPaule Baillargeon
Paule Baillargeon
Monique, Helene's sister
PGPierre Gobeil
Pierre Gobeil
Gabriel, Helene's husband
AA
Angèle Arsenault
JGJ. Léo Gagnon
J. Léo Gagnon
RG
Roger Garceau
PGPaul Gauthier
Paul Gauthier
JL
Jean-Pierre Légaré
JM
Jean Mathieu
CPCatherine Potvin
Catherine Potvin
VN
Viviane Neya
MS
Marisol Sarrazin

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Before the Time Comes — streaming FAQ

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Before the Time Comes hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 30, 1975. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.