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Release Year1997
Runtime1h 21m
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, History
Votes1
DirectorJacques Godbout
WritersLouise Leroux, Philippe Falardeau, René-Daniel Dubois
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsThe Fate of America
About The Fate of America
Two well-known Quebec artists (filmmaker Jacques Godbout and playwright René-Daniel Dubois) look at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Whose version of this historic event should prevail? Is history best served by documentary or fiction? We also meet Baron Georges Savarin de Marestan and Andrew Wolfe-Burroughs, direct descendants of Montcalm and Wolfe, both of whom died in the battle that would give birth to Canada and to the province of Quebec.
Directed by Jacques Godbout, The Fate of America leans on a strong ensemble — Andrew Wolfe-Burroughs, Georges Savarin de Marestan, Harold Klepak — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1997.
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