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Water Child

May 26, 1995 · 1h 43m
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Drama
Romance

PLOT

A 12-year-old girl finds herself stranded on a lonely Caribbean island with a 20-year old retarded man in this sensitively rendered Canadian drama from Quebec. Emile and Cedrine are first seen during their rescue in which both are nearly in a coma. Their story of how they got there and survived is told via flashback. The two were the only survivors of a plane crash and at first Cedrine is terrified of Emile, thinking he might lose control and rape her. Fortunately, Emile is gentle and the two become friends, playmates, and eventually lovers in scenes that exploit neither character.

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CAST

David La Haye
Emile
Marie-France Monette
Cendrine
Danielle Proulx
Pauline
Monique Spaziani
Suzanne
Gilbert Sicotte
Thomas
Directed by Robert Ménard

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Les Productions Vidéofilms Ltée, ONF | NFB, Max Films
Country
FR, CA
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