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The Auction (Le démantèlement)

Friday & Saturday, April 4 & 5 / 9 pm
Sunday, April 6 / 7 pm
Thursday, April 10 / 9 pm
Directed by Sébastien Pilote
2013, Canada, 111 min
French w/English subtitles

This brilliant, quiet family drama is another excellent movie from Quebec director
Sébastien Pilote, responsible for last year’s stunning debut The Salesman (Le vendeur). The Auction is the story of rural Quebec farmer Gaby Gagnon who has devoted his whole life to maintaining the family farm only to see his wife and daughters eventually move away. He is visited by friends now and again but maintains a quiet devotion in trying to keep the farm alive. When his oldest daughter Marie’s marriage breaks up she seeks help from him in paying off her debts. Despite warnings from his friends he decides to help her by slowly dismantling the farm and his way of life.

The Auction has been generously sponsored by Radio-Canada Manitoba

Reviews

“A great, thought provoking drama…The final half of the film is thoroughly heartwrenching... soaring, truthful and deeply moving.”—GREG KLYMKIW
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