The Torrent
2012, French. Directed by Simon Lavoie.
It’s 1922 in the Quebec countryside, and Claudine Perreault has big plans for her son, François. He’ll enter the priesthood so that God will forgive her for bearing a child out of wedlock. But 17-year-old François is dead set against joining the seminary. Enraged, Claudine strikes him so violently he goes deaf. After his mother’s death, François begins a different kind of relationship with a woman when he buys the wild and aloof young Amica from an Innu peddler.
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Simon LavoieDirector
- Victor Andres Trelles TurgeonFrançois
- Laurence LeboeufAmica / Claudine
- Dominique QuesnelDominique
- Anthony TherrienFrançois
- Marco BaconPeddler
- Roger BlayClochard
- Normand Canac-MarquisHeadmaster
- Aubert PallascioVieil instituteur
- Martin DesgagnéJeune instituteur
- Alain GabrielSurveillant
- David NoëlJeune homme du dortoir
- Mario GenestMaquignon
Details
- Released
- 26 October 2012
- Original title
- Le Torrent
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Anne Hébert
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The Torrent runs 152 minutes (2h 32m).
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The Torrent isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 October 2012. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Torrent?
If you liked The Torrent, try Night of the Kings, The Minister, What Maisie Knew.
Who directed The Torrent?
The Torrent (2012) was directed by Simon Lavoie and stars Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon, Laurence Leboeuf, Dominique Quesnel.