The story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of the 19th century (approx. 1885-90), near Sainte-Adèle. An unscrupulous man, Séraphin Poudrier, dominates the small community using his wealth. Mayor of the village, he will marry Donalda Laloge, after her father, unable to repay his debt, gives her to him in marriage. Donalda, a gentle and submissive woman who was promised to the handsome Alexis Labranche, rather, he will live his life according to the wishes of this petty and contemptuous miser, but will never let his situation get him down.
Charles Binamé
Director, Writer
Lorraine Richard
Writer
Pierre Billon
Writer
Antonine Maillet
Writer

Pierre Lebeau
Séraphin Poudrier

Karine Vanasse
Donalda Laloge

Roy Dupuis
Alexis Labranche

Rémy Girard
Père Laloge

Robert Brouillette
Bidou Laloge

Céline Bonnier
Nanette

Benoît Brière
Jambe de Bois

Yves Jacques
Notaire Le Potiron

Anne-Marie Cadieux
Olympe Le Potiron
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