The Legacy is a 2009 film

2009 in film

The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...

 directed by Bernard Émond

Bernard Émond

Bernard Émond is a French-language Canadian director and screenwriter particularly noted for his spiritual films and documentaries on the human condition.- Director :* 1992 : Ceux qui ont le pas léger meurent sans laisser de traces...

. The film received the Special Grand Prize of Youth Jury and the Don Quixote Award of the Locarno International Film Festival

Locarno International Film Festival

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. It will also compete at the Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...

 in September 2009.

Synopsis

The film is the third of a trilogy started with La Neuvaine (The Novena) in 2005 and Contre toute espérance (Summit Circle) in 2007, all directed by Bernard Émond.

Dr. Rainville (Jacques Godin

Jacques Godin

Jacques Godin is a Canadian film and television actor. He won the Canadian Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film O.K...

), an aging country doctor with a deep attachment to his patients, is about to retire and is looking for a successor. Jeanne Dion (Élise Guilbault

Élise Guilbault

Élise Guilbault is a Canadian film and television actress. She won the Genie Award for Best Actress for her role in the film La Femme qui boit, and was a nominee for Cap Tourmente...

), an emergency room doctor from Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, agrees to go to a small town in Abitibi

Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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 named Normétal

Normétal, Quebec

Normétal is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 55.89 km² and had a population of 981 in the Canada 2006 Census.-History:...

to replace him for a few weeks, with no plans for an extended stay. When Dr. Rainville suddenly dies, Jeanne must decide if she’ll take over the job, and its inherent responsibilities, for the long-term.

The film also stars Eric Hoziel, Sylvain Marcel, Angèle Coutu, Michel Daigle and Danielle Filtault.

External links

• Review from OutNow!