La Garde

Apr 4, 2014

1h 31m

★ 6.7

Overview

In consequence of a violent incident that occurred when is son was a toddler, Luc Bisaillon has lost the right to be in Samuel's life. Years later, Luc desperately wants to form a bond with his teenage son before it's too late. But after being arrested for violating the restraining order issued against him, Luc realized he has zero chance of getting the order lifted before his son's eighteen birthday. He then decides to kidnap his son, and to take his deer hunting in a remote cabin in the woods.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Cité-Amérique

La Garde Trailers

Cast

Samuel Bisaillon

Antoine L'Écuyer

Luc Bisaillon

Paul Doucet

Sylvie Bisaillon

Sandrine Bisson

Avocate Maître Gingras

Michèle Sirois

Yves

Stéphane Breton

Policière

Nathalie Cavezzali

Homme avec bouteille

Marc Gourdeau

Phil

Antoine Desrochers

Bern

Andrick Sanon

Johanne

Danielle Fichaud

Le trucker

Pierre Mailloux

L'infirmier

Sébastien Labbé Proulx

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