Watch at Home 04.07.2015

The Auction

Directed by Sébastien Pilote
Film Movement
2013
111 Minutes
Canada
French
Drama
Not Rated
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A man of few words, Gaby manages his family’s farm - Buchard & Sons - on his own, despite his advancing age. With no actual sons to speak of and his two grown daughters living far away in the big city, he spends his days tending to the animals and land that surround him, eschewing modern technology and most social interactions. When his eldest daughter, Marie, appears at the family homestead to share news that she’s finally getting divorced and in desperate need of money in order to keep the home where she and her children live, Gaby’s quiet life begins to unravel. In an effort to tend to his children much the way he steadfastly tends to his farm, he’ll be forced to make sacrifices he never intended for the sake of those closest to him.

Director & Cast

  • Director: Sébastien Pilote
  • Starring: Gabriel Arcand
  • Starring: Lucie Laurier
  • Starring: Gilles Renaud
  • Starring: Johann-Marie Tremblay
  • Starring: Sophie Desmarais

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Reviews

  • "An elegantly simple family farming drama [that is]...beautifully shot and impressively performed!"
    Mark Adams, Screen Daily
Winner
SACD Prize
Cannes Film Festival (Critics' Week)
Winner
Best Actor
Canadian Screen Awards
Official Selection
Toronto Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Festival Int'l du Film de la Rochelle
Official Selection
Film by the Sea Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Haifa Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Filmfest Hamburg
Official Selection
Sao Paulo Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Thessaloniki Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection
Torino Int'l Film Festival