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OF MATTHEW-THE-DRUMMER
or the story of a yovng soldier freshly arrived
to New-France, cavght doing the devil's work, condemned to the gallows, bvt saved by a good father from the company of Iesvs, before escaping with an Indian.
Feature film, historical drama
Scriptwriters :
Bertrand Lachance and Denis Langlois
based on a story by Bertrand Lachance
Producer : Denis Langlois
The project received financing for script writing from Sodec, Telefilm Canada and both Canadian and Québec Arts Councils. A major rewrite has been completed in the Fall of 2008, following the Namur Festival coproduction workshop in 2007 where it was the only Canadian project selected.
Nouvelle-France, Ville-Marie and Québec
The story of Nouvelle-France's first executioner. A tale based on a historical true story as reported in the Jesuite's writings at the beginning of the colony.
In 1648, in Ville-Marie, an army drummer is caught right-handed committing a crime of sodomy and condemned to a death sentence. Thanks to an intervention from the Jesuites, his sentence is commuted to the gallows, which he gets away from by accepting the job of the executioner.
Credits :
Scriptwriters : Bertrand Lachance and Denis Langlois
based on a story by Bertrand Lachance
Producer : Bertrand Lachance
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