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The Time Thief

The Time Thief

20216.61h 54m

Overview

In 1988, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, an 11-years-old boy is worried for his grandmother's life. Worn out by illness, the old storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people from the village in 1927 who, by using rocambolesque tricks, will eliminate Death that threatens them. From now on, Death will coincide with the birth of legends.

Directed by Francis Leclerc
Written by Fred Pellerin
Produced by Antonello Cozzolino, Richard Speer, Marleen Beaulieu
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Top Cast

Jade Charbonneau

Jade Charbonneau

Bernadette

Marc Messier

Marc Messier

Méo / Docteur Cossette

Céline Bonnier

Céline Bonnier

La Stroop / Infirmière

Guillaume Cyr

Guillaume Cyr

Riopel / Forgeron / Livreur de pharmacie

Émile Proulx-Cloutier

Émile Proulx-Cloutier

Toussaint Brodeur / Livreur de fleurs

Marie-Ève Beauregard

Marie-Ève Beauregard

Lurette

Pier-Luc Funk

Pier-Luc Funk

Curé Neuf

Sonia Cordeau

Sonia Cordeau

Jeannette Brodeur

Geneviève Schmidt

Geneviève Schmidt

Madame Gélinas

Oscar Desgagnés

Oscar Desgagnés

Petit Fred

Themes & Keywords

legendurban legendbased on myths, legends or folkloresmall villagestoryteller

About The Time Thief

The Time Thief is a fantasy, science fiction film released in 2021 exploring themes of legend, urban legend, based on myths, legends or folklore, small village, storyteller. Directed by Francis Leclerc, it stars Jade Charbonneau, Marc Messier, Céline Bonnier. In 1988, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, an 11-years-old boy is worried for his grandmother's life. Worn out by illness, the old storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people from the village in 1927 who, by using rocambolesque tricks, will eliminate Death that threatens them. From now on, Death will coincide with the birth of legends.

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