The Time Thief

The Time Thief

114 mins | Fantasy | Nov. 19, 2021

In 1988, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, an 11-years-old boy is worried for his grandmother's life. Worn out by illness, the old storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people from the village in 1927 who, by using rocambolesque tricks, will eliminate Death that threatens them. From now on, Death will coincide with the birth of legends.

The Time Thief

114 mins | Fantasy | Nov. 19, 2021

The Time Thief
In 1988, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, an 11-years-old boy is worried for his grandmother's life. Worn out by illness, the old storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people from the village in 1927 who, by using rocambolesque tricks, will eliminate Death that threatens them. From now on, Death will coincide with the birth of legends.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Attraction Images
Original title L'arracheuse de temps
Directors Yan Binsse, Francis Leclerc
Writers Fred Pellerin

Cast

Jade Charbonneau

as Bernadette

Marc Messier

as Méo / Docteur Cossette

Céline Bonnier

as La Stroop / Infirmière

Guillaume Cyr

as Riopel / Forgeron / Livreur de pharmacie

Émile Proulx-Cloutier

as Toussaint Brodeur / Livreur de fleurs

Pier-Luc Funk

as Curé Neuf

Sonia Cordeau

as Jeannette Brodeur

Geneviève Schmidt

as Madame Gélinas

Oscar Desgagnés

as Petit Fred

Michèle Deslauriers

as Grand-mère Bernadette

Roy Dupuis

as La Mort

Luca Asselin

as Doublure Mort / Doublure - La Mort

Antoine Bergeron

as Junior Gélinas

Vincent Champagne

as Ésimésac

Anne-Julie Royer

as Mère du petit Fred

Nicola-Frank Vachon

as Père du petit Fred

Alexis Dumais

as Pianiste ragtime

Valérie-Marie Chadelaud

as Doublure - La Stroop