Testament

Oct 5, 2023

1h 55m

★ 6.7

Overview

A retired archivist is annoyed and confused by a group of protestors who are angered by a mural inside the retirement home where he resides that glorifies colonialism.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Cinémaginaire

Téléfilm Canada

Playtime

Testament Trailers

Cast

Jean-Michel Bouchard

Rémy Girard

Suzanne Francœur

Sophie Lorain

Flavie

Marie-Mai Bouchard

Nancy Fournelle

Guylaine Tremblay

Ministre de la Santé

Caroline Néron

Kathy Ford

Alexandra McDonald

Vera Ivanovic

Katia Gorshkova

Kanien Montour

Alex Rice

Rosalie Lecavalier

Charlotte Aubin

Raphaël Saint Aubin - sous-ministre de la Culture

Robert Lepage

Emmanuel d'Argenson

Yves Jacques

Raymond (Ami de Jean-Michel)

Edgar Bori

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