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Ce Qu'il Faut pour Vivre

Ce Qu'il Faut pour Vivre (2008)

Drama | 102 minutes
2,67 3 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 102 minuten

Alternative titles: Inuujjutiksaq / The Necessities of Life

Country: Canada

Directed by: Benoît Pilon

Stars: Natar Ungalaaq, Paul-André Brasseur and Éveline Gélinas

IMDb score: 7,6 (1.069)

Releasedate: 25 August 2008

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Ce Qu'il Faut pour Vivre plot

It is 1952. An Eskimo named Tivii is suffering from tuberculosis. He leaves his family in the north and travels to a sanatorium in Quebec to recover. Far from his family, Tivii feels totally out of place, he doesn't speak a word of French and he doesn't feel at home there. Tivii grows increasingly desperate. At one point it gets so bad that he refuses to eat and prefers to be dead. Sister Carole comes to the conclusion that Tivii's illness isn't the main problem. She ensures that a young orphan is placed in the sanatorium. This is Kaki, who is also sick. He can contact Tivii, because he speaks two languages. By sharing his culture with others and with Kaki, Tivii comes back on top. He then comes up with the idea of adopting Kaki and taking him to his own family.

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Natar Ungalaaq Natar Ungalaaq

Tiivii

Éveline Gélinas Éveline Gélinas

Carole

Paul-André Brasseur Paul-André Brasseur

Kaki

Louise Marleau Louise Marleau

Soeur Luce

Guy Thauvette Guy Thauvette

Dr. Montpetit

Antoine Bertrand Antoine Bertrand

Roger

Vincent-Guillaume Otis Vincent-Guillaume Otis

Joseph

Denis Bernard Denis Bernard

Père Millaire

Luc Proulx Luc Proulx

L'horloger

Miali Buscemi Miali Buscemi

Qupanuaq

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