Director : Patrice LeconteActors : Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Emir Kusturica, Christian Charmetant, Philippe Magnan, Michel Duchaussoy, Philippe Du Janeyrand, Catherine Lascault, Marc Beland, Ghyslain Tremblay, Marianne Miron, Reynald Bouchard, Yves Jacques, Jean-Paul RouvrayFeature film, Fiction , LoveProduction language : French Nationality : Majority French (France) French release : 4/19/00 Runtime : 1h 42mn Current status : Released Official website : www.laveuvedestpierre.com/Associate production company : Epithète FilmsCo-production : Cinémaginaire, France 3 Cinéma, France 2 CinémaFrench distribution : Pathé DistributionFilm export/Foreign Sales : Pyramide International Synopsis 1850. Saint-Pierre, a small, isolated island off the coast of Canada. One night, a man is brutally murdered. The killer, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death. But the island has no guillotine and no executioner to carry out the sentence. The French government promises to remedy the situation but it’s likely to be a long wait. Neel Auguste is locked up in a cell near the home of the local army captain and humbly awaits his execution. Deeply moved by Neel’s attitude and against the opinion of the island’s notables, the captain’s wife undertakes to bring about the condemned man’s redemption. Festival selections | 
