Lilies (1996)
1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a québécois prison to hear the confession of a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. The inmates force the prelate to watch a play depicting what really happened in 1912. We meet him as a young man, strait-laced, intent on convincing Simon (now the convict) to join the seminary with him.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director: John Greyson
Actors: Aubert Pallascio, Brent Carver, Danny Gilmore, Gary Farmer, Ian D. Clark, Jason Cadieux, Marcel Sabourin, Matthew Ferguson, Rémy Girard, Robert Lalonde
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