Once Upon a School Night

Once Upon a School Night

Once Upon a School Night

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Once Upon a School Night

1991

0h 47m

4.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Two children find themselves trapped in their school, the day before Christmas Eve. Their vigilance and resourcefulness are no match for the locked doors, barred windows and the snowstorm that, by causing a power outage, deprives them of light and heat. Worried, frozen, hungry, they confront each other, support each other, console each other in order to overcome their fear. More than courage, it is the discovery of solidarity that will allow them to emerge stronger from this journey to the end of the night.

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13 members

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Jessica Barker

Sophie

Jessica Barker

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Vincent Bolduc

Éric

Vincent Bolduc

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Raymond Bouchard

Père de Sophie

Raymond Bouchard

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Carmen Ferland

Mireille

Carmen Ferland

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Francine Ruel

Directrice d'école

Francine Ruel

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Linda Sorgini

Policière

Linda Sorgini

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Marie-Lise Pilote

Mlle Musique

Marie-Lise Pilote

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Claude Duhamel

Prof de gym

Claude Duhamel

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Denis Bouchard

Technicien de l'Hydro

Denis Bouchard

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Natacha Boisjoly

Ève

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Jeff Blain

Martin

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Mélanie Antoine

Maude

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Judith Lafortune

Ange noir

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