Goodbye Happiness

2021

1h 47m

6.2(12 votes)

Comedy

Overview

To commemorate the passing of their beloved father, four brothers very much at odds congregate for one final week at their summer house in the Magdalen Islands. As they bid their final goodbyes, the four brothers revisit their past joys and hardships as each one of them struggles to give meaning to their very different lives.

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99 members

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François Arnaud

L'Épicurien - Nicolas

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Antoine Bertrand

Le Nostalgique - Thomas

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Louis Morissette

Le Businessman - Charles-Alexandre

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Patrice Robitaille

L'Auteur - William

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Charlotte Aubin

Camille

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Julie Le Breton

Liliane

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Marilyse Bourke

Valérie

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Élizabeth Duperré

Audrey

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Geneviève Boivin-Roussy

Laura Lambert

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Pierre-Yves Cardinal

Philippe Lambert

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Jean-Guy Bouchard

Homme à tout faire

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Blaise Tardif

Chauffeur de taxi

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Éric Paulhus

Représentant de la compagnie aérienne

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Clément Lafleur

Mathéo

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Luiza Cocora

Touriste

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Xavier Huard

Régis Carbonneau

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Samuel Poirier

Jérémy

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Anyssa Turbide

Alice

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Teairra Joseph-Gingras

Adèle

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Léo Verdier

Maxime

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Jérémie Thibault

Employé de Maison

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Manon Brunet

Chef cuisinière

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Alexandre Dubois

Marco

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Normand Carrière

Le notaire

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Vincent Fafard

Agent immobilier

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Virginie Ranger-Beauregard

Mère ravissante

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Marie-Madeleine Sarr

Mère ravissante

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Béatrice Aubry

Mère ravissante

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Marie-Andrée Lemieux

Mère ravissante

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Marcelo Arroyo

Touriste espagnol

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Marc-Antoine Nadeau

L'Épicurien 16-21 ans

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François Trudel

Prête des îles

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Gilles Deraspe

Gérant du Pied Marin

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Clauter Alexandre

Chef du Pied Marin

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Anne-Christine Loiseau

Cliente

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Gil Thériault

Client

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Jean-François Cyr

Chauffeur de taxi

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Anka Rouleau

Agent de bord

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Éric Myre

Photographe professionnel

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Naomi Hilaire

Pilote d'avion

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Marc-André Bourgeois

Touriste

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Sylvain Vigneau

Artiste tatoueur

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Marc Primeau

Marchand

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Mario Diamond

Marchand

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Yvon Aucoin

Marchand

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Victoria Scott

Fille qui danse

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Stéphane Castellon

Directeur des funérailles

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Laurent-Gabriel Thériault

L'Épicurien - 6 ans

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Jérôme Thériault

Le Businessman - 1 an

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Nathan Leblanc

Le Businessman - 7 ans

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Laurent Martinet

Le Businessman - 12 ans

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Éloïc Leblanc

Le Nostalgique - 3 ans

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Tom Gaudet

Le Nostalgique - 9 ans

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Liam Vigneault

L'Auteur - 5 ans

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Anthony Nadeau-Arseneau

L'Auteur - 11 ans

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Paul-Émile Germain

Le bébé

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Richard Lalancette

Prêtre de Montréal

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Tod Fennell

Chum de la mère ravissante

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Nouredine Zater

Policier

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Gael Lapierre

Oncle Wilfred

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Laurence-Anaïs Belleville

Employé du crématorium

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Luc Thiffault

Employé du crématorium

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Marc-André Berthold

Employé du crématorium

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Marc Cadieux

Le banquier

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Denis Longuépée

Les Schwarzmans

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Lucie Packwood

Les Schwarzmans

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Anne-Sophie Thériault

Liliane - 8 ans

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Pascal Cummings

Les Jolivets

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Guylaine Thériault

Les Jolivets

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Guenièvre Sandré

Carole - ex de Thomas

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Delphine Bienvenu

Couple qui part

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Frédéric Paquet

Couple qui part

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Kloé Jiangzhu Arseneau

Cliente Pied Marin

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Michaël Bourgeois

Client Pied Marin

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Ezgi Cakmak

Client Pied Marin

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Alexandre Déraspe

Client Pied Marin

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Yoanis Menge

Touriste

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Mona Vigneau

Touriste

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Benoit Arseneau

Marchand de hareng fumé

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Andréanne Bourgeois

Pâtissière

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Daniel Arseneau

Employé qui épluche du hareng

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Bruno Arpin

Chauffeur de taxi

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Guy Aucoin

Chauffeur de taxi

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Jean Chevarie

Chauffeur de taxi

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Cyril Doisneau

Chauffeur de taxi

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Pierre Desbiens

Marchand de poissons

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Fanny Arseneau

Musicien du band

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Noémie Decoste

Musicien du band

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Eloi Cummings

Musician du band

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Léon-Charles Arseneau

Musicien du band

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Charles-Élie Deraspe

Musicien du band

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Felix Famelart

Conducteur qui klaxonne

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Jacques Leblanc

Doublure main de l'épicurien

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Joseph Bellerose

Producteur (voice)

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Pierre Chagnon

Maître Beauchemin (voice)

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Sébastien Ricard

Comédien pièce de théâtre

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Marc Béland

Comédien pièce de théâtre

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Guillaume Cyr

Comédien pièce de théâtre

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Benoît McGinnis

Comédien pièce de théâtre

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