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Enfants de chœur !

Magnus Isacsson
1999 Canada 75 minutes French

Under the aegis of the Accueil Bonneau, a hostel for the homeless in Montreal, Denis, Guy, Ben and other social outcasts make up the core of a choir destined for great success… Shot over a two-year period, starting from the first rehearsal up to the concerts given in the Montreal underground, on television and in Paris, the film draws a warm portrait of these men, who have known all the ordeals of streetlife. Apart from their great media-driven adventure, the film also reveals the internal crises that exhaust Pierre their leader, sow doubt and upset the group. How do you battle against absenteeism or the sometimes physical violence, and make discipline and harmony reign, when individuals find that their interests are not always those of the ensemble that unites them?

Production :
Erézi Productions
Editing :
Louise Côté
Sound :
Yves Saint-Jean; Marcel Fraser
Photography :
Andrei Khabad; François Beauchemin; Michael Wees

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