Barefoot at Dawn

2017

1h 54m

6.8(10 votes)

Drama

Overview

February 1927: Félix Leclerc's last year with his family before attending a private college in the fall. Accompanied by Fidor, his faithful friend, he will face adversity, love, death, and will embark on the path of adulthood.

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Cast & Crew

41 members

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Félix Leclerc

Narration

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Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard

Félix

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Julien Leclerc

Fidor

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Roy Dupuis

Léo

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Catherine Sénart

Fabiola

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Claude Legault

Bérubé

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Tristan Goyette-Plante

Jean-Marie

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Agathe Tremblay

Lédéenne

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Guy Thauvette

Uncle Richard

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Robert Lepage

Uncle Rodolphe

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Marianne Fortier

Nurse Lemieux

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Xavier Gaudreau-Poulin

Grégoire

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Tiffany Montambault

Anne-Marie

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Mickaël Gouin

Gaspard

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Guy-Daniel Tremblay

Priest

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Mathis Thomas

Gaulier

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Mathieu Lepage

Mister Gravel

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Kyle Gatehouse

James

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Marie-Ginette Guay

Teacher

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Marie-Laurence Lévesque

Bérubé's wife

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Éric Robidoux

Napoléon

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Catherine Leblond

Nurse Beaudoin

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Shauna Bonaduce

Young English girl

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Paul Van Dyck

William

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Jean-François Poulin

Vicar

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Una Kay

Beautiful English lady

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Émile Kingsbury

Gaulier's friend 1

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Philippe Gendreau

Gaulier's friend 2

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Charles Visockis

Gaulier's friend 3

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Zakary Auclair

Student

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Alec Bastien

Gérard

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Marianne Parenteau

Clémence

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Adèle St-Jacques

Thérèse

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Lori-Lune Sévigny

Gertrude

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Julien Dufour

Fidor's brother 1

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Alex Dupras

Fidor's brother 2

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Jasmine Soucy

Fidor's sister

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Pierre-Luc Fontaine

Maurice Languelot

Production

Marc Poulin

City man

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Jérémie Boucher

Nurse Lemieux's friend

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David Leblanc

Waiter

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