Mercenaire

Sep 6, 2024

0h 15m

★ 8.0

Overview

Hired at a slaughterhouse thanks to a social reinsertion program, an ex-convict struggles to find another job while repressing the violence that boils within him.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Le foyer films

Mercenaire Trailers

Cast

David

Marc-André Grondin

Michel

Jean-Guy Bouchard

Kevin

Émile Schneider

Isabelle

Sandrine Bisson

Jonathan

Marc Beaupré

Louis

Carlos Guerra

Jean-Luc

André Lacoste

Ouvrier démissionnaire

Serge Boulianne

Ouvrier

Lucson-Yves Claude

Ouvrier

Yan Robinson

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