HOCHELAGA, LAND OF SOULS

HOCHELAGA, TERRE DES ÂMES

By François GIRARD

MAX FILMS INC. - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2017

Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny journeys back through 750 years of history in one single spot where the souls of all centuries and all cultures mingle despite the years that separate them.

Festivals
& Awards

TIFF 2017
Busan - BIFF/APM 2017
AFI FEST 2017
Camerimage 2017
Whistler Film Festival 2017
Palm Spring Fest. 2018
Guadalajara FICG 2018
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Drama, Historical
    • Countries
    • CANADA
    • Duration
    • 100 mn
    • Director(s)
    • François GIRARD
    • Writer(s)
    • François GIRARD
    • Producer(s)
    • Roger FRAPPIER (MAX FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • A tremendous downpour hits Montreal, and a spectacular sinkhole opens up in Percival Molson Stadium in the middle of a football game. The stadium is evacuated, and a few hours later, it becomes a protected archaeological site. Centuries of history are revealed beneath the field. Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny begins investigating, and he will discover the multitude of generations who have occupied this land, each with buried secrets. Baptiste then sets out to find what he has spent his career searching for: the vestiges of the village of Hochelaga where his Iroquoian ancestors met French explorer Jacques Cartier in October 1535. HOCHELAGA, LAND OF SOULS explores 750 years of history in one single spot where the souls of all centuries and all cultures come together.