Mario is a 1984 Quebec drama film, set in the Magdalen Islands, directed by Jean Beaudin and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.[1]
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Directed by | Jean Beaudin |
Written by | Jean Beaudin Arlette Dion Jacques Paris |
Based on | La Sablière by Claude Jasmin |
Produced by | Jean Beaudin Jacques Bobet Hélène Verrier |
Starring | Xavier Petermann Francis Reddy Nathalie Chalifour Jacques Godin |
Cinematography | Pierre Mignot Thomas Vámos |
Edited by | Werner Nold |
Music by | François Dompierre |
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Distributed by | Cinema International Canada |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Budget | $ 2,000,000 (estimated) |
Mario (Petermann) is a 10-year-old autistic boy who is mute and hard of hearing. He has an 18-year-old brother named Simon (Reddy), whom he admires greatly. One day, Simon becomes involved with a woman and, as a result, their relationship becomes strained. Mario finds himself without his brother and his parents who are always watching over their island during the tourist season.
The film, based on Claude Jasmin's La Sablière, went overbudget.[2]