Antigone

2019

1h 49m

6.8(60 votes)

Drama

Overview

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.

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Cast & Crew

60 members

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Nahéma Ricci

Antigone Hipponome

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Nour Belkhiria

Ismène

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Rawad El-Zein

Polynice

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Rachida Oussaada

Ménécée

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Hakim Brahimi

Étéocle

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Paul Doucet

Christian

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Antoine Desrochers

Hémon

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Jean-Sébastien Courchesne

Maître O'Neil

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Lise Castonguay

Psychiatre

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Benoît Gouin

Enquêteur

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Kathleen Fortin

Lyne, gardienne

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Sébastien Beaulac

Gardien de prison

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Éric Clark

CBSA Officer

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L. Fernando Becerra Sánchez

Étéocles's friend

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Zalfa Chelhot

Policière

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Béatrice Mercier

Professeure d'Antigone

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Athéna Henri

Antigone à 3 ans

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Sarah Kenny

Ismène à 6 ans

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Youssef Zellag

Polynice à 5 ans

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Mathis Pommainville

Étéocle à 8 ans

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Jean-Philippe Malaket

Agent de sécurité à l'aéroport

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Samy Ghezali

Jeunes gang Polynice

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Jimmy-Joe Gebrael

Jeunes gang Polynice

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Ajouna Bao-Lavoie

Policiers - mort Étéocle

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Jérémy Hurteau

Policiers - mort Étéocle

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Lise Chenier

Policiers - mort Étéocle

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Dominic Couture

Policiers - mort Étéocle

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Christian Jodoin

Préposé à la morgue

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Daniel Dulac

Gardiens au salon funéraire

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Éric Pimparé

Gardiens au salon funéraire

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Jessica Falaise

Membres des Habibis

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Nesrine Argoub

Membres des Habibis

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Benmoussa Massinissa

Chauffeur (Algérie)

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Kadri Belaid

Hommes de main (Algérie)

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Chilka Llaziz

Hommes de main (Algérie)

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Samuel Lamarre

Tatoueur

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Stéphane Hogue

Gardiens de prison

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Rémy-Will Nicolas

Gardiens de prison

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Pier-Luc Lapointe

Gardiens de prison

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Nicolas Panneton

Gardiens de prison

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Pierre Bédard

Gardiens de prison

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Steve Proulx

Détenus

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Martin Desgagné

Détenus

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Henley Coulombe

Policiers - arrestation d'Antigone

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André-Anne du Cap

Policiers - arrestation d'Antigone

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Isabelle Lavigne

Policière - berthillonage

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Martin Lefebvre

Policier en veston

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Nicolas Scholtus-Champagne

Policiers - arrestation

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Patrick Choquette

Policiers - arrestation

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Lynda Gagné

Détenue en cellule

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Karine Ricard

Détenue en cellule

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Mathieu Ruel

Gardiens au palais de justice

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Berline Dorleans

Gardiens au palais de justice

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Valérie Mantha

Greffière

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Catherine Larochelle

Maître Julie Hédouin

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Natalie Tannous

Juge

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Davyd Tousignant

Constables spéciaux

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André Latour

Constables spéciaux

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Camille Deslauriers Ménard

Émilie

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Émilie Julien

Chantal

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