
Vinland is the story of an exceptional teacher in a boys’ college in eastern Quebec in the late 1940s. Adored by his students, but regarded as too disturbing by the superiors of his congregation, the charismatic Brother Jean is a progressive harbinger of the changes that were to come in Quebec in the 1950s and 1960s. Wanting to at once solve a historical enigma, motivate his students and prevent the dropout of Émile, a student in difficulty, Brother Jean undertakes to lead archaeological excavations aimed at proving the establishment of a Viking colony (Vinland) on the shore of the St. Lawrence River. The venture turns school life upside down and leaves its mark on the fates of young Émile – and Brother Jean himself.
2021 – Gala Québec Cinéma (Iris)
Best production design : Patrice Bengle & Louise Tremblay
Best Costume Design : Francesca Chamberland
Best actor | Leading Role : Sébastien Ricard
2021 – Gala Québec Cinéma (Iris)
Public award
Achievement in hair : André Duval
Achievement in cinematography : François Gamache
Achievement in music – Original score : Pierre Lapointe et Guido Del Fabbro
Achievement in casting : Pierre Pageau et Daniel Poisson
Revelation of the year : Arnaud Vachon
Best actor | supporting role : Rémy Girard
Original Screenplay : Normand Bergeron, Marc Robitaille et Benoît Pilon
Best director : Benoît Pilon
Best motion picture : Productions Avenida, Chantal Lafleur
10th Beijing international film festival – China
44th Mostra internacional de Cinema de Sao Paulo – Brazil
39e Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue – Canada
Focus on French Cinema – USA
Festival du film canadien de Dieppe – France
Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival – South Korea
Berkshire International Film Festival – USA
33rd Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival – Canada
22e Festival du Film de l’Outaouais – Canada
Festival Vues du Québec – France
Mois de la Francophonie – Quebec Cine – World
Richmond French Film Festival -USA
Canada Film Day – Mali, Sweden, Montenegro, Tunisia
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