Ésimésac

Ésimésac is a Canadian fantasy drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2012.[1] Although an unofficial sequel to the 2008 film Babine, unlike the earlier film Ésimésac was not directly based on Fred Pellerin's previously published stories; instead, the film's screenplay placed some of Pellerin's established characters in a new original story.[2]

Ésimésac
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Directed by	Luc Picard
Produced by	Luc Martineau Lorraine Richard
Written by	Fred Pellerin Luc Picard
Starring	Nicola-Frank Vachon Gildor Roy Sophie Nélisse Marie Brassard
Narrated by	Fred Pellerin
Music by	Michel Corriveau
Cinematography	François Dutil
Edited by	Yvann Thibaudeau
Production company	Cité-Amérique
Distributed by	Attraction Distribution
Release date	November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The film stars Nicola-Frank Vachon as Ésimésac Gélinas, a young but physically strong man whose distinguishing trait is that he does not cast a shadow.[3] He convinces the village of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton to plant and maintain a community garden after an economic crisis has left many of the townspeople hungry, but finds himself in conflict with village blacksmith Riopel's (Gildor Roy) plan to focus on building tracks for a railroad.[4]

The film's cast also includes Picard as Toussaint Brodeur, Sophie Nélisse as Marie Gélinas, Marie-Chantal Perron as Jeannette Brodeur, Marie Brassard as Madame Gélinas, Maude Laurendeau as Lurette Riopelle, René Richard Cyr as Méo Bellemare, Alain Sauvage as Le Curé Flambant, Isabel Richer as the Witch, and Denis Trudel as Hubert.

The film received five Prix Jutra nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2013, for Best Supporting Actor (Roy), Best Makeup (Kathryn Casault), Best Costume Design (Carmen Alie), Best Score (Michel Corriveau) and Best Hairstyling (Denis Parent).[5] Alie won the award for costume design.[6]