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Louis Riel Or Heaven Touches The Earth

2024 · 82 min

A somber, slow meditation on injustice and mortality, heavy with quiet despair and historical gravity.

Overview: On August 1, 1885, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Métis leader Louis Riel (1844-1885) is wrongfully condemned to death for high treason by the Canadian confederation. This film follows his harrowing journey from the day of his sentencing to his execution on November 16, 1885, capturing the profound struggle and injustice he faced.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Justice, death, power, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
death
power
isolation
faith
Places: prison
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Directed by: Matías Meyer
Written by: Alexandre Laferrière, Matías Meyer
Starring: Matías Meyer, Marc Antoun, Nicolas Lebrun, Julien Francoeur, Gaetano Frangella, Alina Meyer, Audrey Robinson
Cinematography: François Herquel
Runtime: 82 min
Country: Canada, Mexico
Languages: French