Aurore

Québec, May 1909 – It is dawn in Sainte-Philomène de Fortierville. Marie-Anne Caron, Télésphore Gagnon’s wife, gives birth to their second daughter. Born at daybreak, the child is named Aurore (Dawn). Aurore grows up in a loving and happy family; that is until tuberculosis changes everything. The infectious disease does away with Aurore’s adored mother. Widowed for not quite a week, Télésphore Gagnon falls under the spell of his attractive cousin, Marie-Anne Houde, and decides to marry her. After the wedding, Marie-Anne Houde moves in and then lays down the law in the household. The atmosphere in the house changes. Marie-Anne Houde’s true character emerges. The town of Sainte-Philomène de Fortierville withdraws into silence. Young Aurore Gagnon dies. The coroner’s inquest reveals that her death was caused by blood poisoning, due to neglect and the numerous injuries inflicted by her stepmother. A sensational trial follows, covered closely by the media, which shocks families across the province and marks Québec’s collective memory forever. 

CAST

MARIANNE FORTIER | Aurore Gagnon
SERGE POSTIGO | Télésphore Gagnon
HÉLÈNE BOURGEOIS-LECLERC | Marie-Anne Gagnon
YVES JACQUES | Curé Leduc
RÉMY GIRARD | Oréus Mailhot
STÉPHANIE LAPOINTE | Marie-Anne Caron
SARAH-JEANNE LABROSSE | Marie-Jeanne Gagnon
ALICE MOREL-MICHAUD | Aurore Gagnon
MICHEL FORGET | Nérée Caron
MONIQUE SPAZIANI | Arzélie Caron
FRANCINE RUEL | Exilda Lemay
MICHEL BARRETTE | Adjutor Gagnon
LUC SENAY | Arcadius Lemay
GASTON LEPAGE | Alphonse Chandonnet
ALAIN BOUCHER | 
ALBERT MILLAIRE | L'Évêque
NOÉMIE YELLE | Véronique Caron
JEAN MARCHAND | Dr. Andronic Lafond
MARIE-ÈVE BEAUREGARD | Marie-Jeanne Gagnon
CATHERINE TRUDEAU | Sister Anna