La passion d'Augustine / Les Films Christal présentent une production de Lyla Films ; un film de Léa Pool ; scénario, Marie Vien, Léa Pool ; une production de Lyse Lafontaine, François Tremblay.
Celine Bonnier, Lysandre Ménard, Diane LaVallée, Valérie Blais, Pierrette Robitaille, Marie Tifo. Wide screen (1.85:1). Bonus (French only): Deleted scenes; memories from filming. Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Summary:
Simone Beaulieu, better known as Mother Augustine, runs a convent school for girls in the 1960s. She has turned the little convent into a musical treasure where the students have won every prestigious music competition in the region. When her talented but rebellious niece joins the convent and the government threatens to shut down the school in favor of public education, her world is suddenly turned upside down.
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