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Antigone

Antigone

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Antigone

2019

1h 49m

6.8(68 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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Nahéma Ricci

Nahéma Ricci

Antigone Hipponome

Nour Belkhiria

Nour Belkhiria

Ismène

Rawad El-Zein

Polynice

Rachida Oussaada

Ménécée

Hakim Brahimi

Hakim Brahimi

Étéocle

Paul Doucet

Paul Doucet

Christian

Antoine Desrochers

Antoine Desrochers

Hémon

Jean-Sébastien Courchesne

Jean-Sébastien Courchesne

Maître O'Neil

Lise Castonguay

Lise Castonguay

Psychiatre

Benoît Gouin

Benoît Gouin

Enquêteur

Creative team

Directed by: Sophie Deraspe
Written by: Sophie Deraspe
Produced by: Marc Daigle

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