, 1h40 Directed byRodney Gibbons OriginCanada GenresDrama, War ThemesChristmas films, Political films ActorsLinda Hamilton, Romano Orzari, James McGowan, Michael Sinelnikoff, Alain Goulem, Martin Neufeld Roles Lt. Hans Klosterman Rating74% A German mother, Elisabeth Vincken (Linda Hamilton), who had already lost her eldest son in the Battle of Stalingrad and whose husband is a cook serving in the German army, and her son, Fritz, are seeking refuge in a cabin near the front lines in the Ardennes forests region of western Europe. They are invaded by three American soldiers and then soon after three German soldiers, and after much resistance the mother manages to convince the enemy soldiers to put aside their differences for one night and share a Christmas dinner. The Germans were planning to kill the Americans, but eventually they and the American soldiers share their rations to make a proper Christmas dinner. This includes homemade cookies and other goodies. Throughout the night the Americans and Germans befriend each other, despite the fact that they will eventually have to return to the war. The next morning an American MP soldier comes and is surprised by what he sees. As he learns of what has happened he turns his rifle on the American soldiers and begins talking with the Germans. Realizing the officer is really a German soldier who has infiltrated the American lines, the Americans surrender and the three German soldiers get their weapons. The German infiltrator then orders the three other soldiers to execute the Americans. Just before he is about to shoot the mother, one of the German soldiers knocks him out, saving her. The soldiers depart, with the Americans taking the German infiltrator as a prisoner of war, and also one of the Germans, who is only fourteen - neither side wants him to die in a future battle. The Germans also return to their side. All say good bye and wish each other good luck for the rest of the war. In the present day, an elder Fritz (Michael Sinelnikoff) is visited by Private Jimmy Rassi's grandson, Christopher, with Fritz handing over Rassi's dogtags.
, 1h38 Directed byFrédéric Forestier OriginCanada GenresThriller, Action ActorsDolph Lundgren, Roy Scheider, Michael Sarrazin, Montel Williams, Allen Altman, Christopher Heyerdahl Roles Decker Rating50% United States Air Force Major Frank Cross is in trouble with the "brass" again. This time he's made an unauthorized humanitarian relief flight and dropped sacks of rice to starving Kurds. To the press, he's a hero, but the Pentagon would like to court martial him. It can't because the President wants the highly photogenic media hero by his side to promote his election campaign, at least until after the next election.
, 1h37 Directed byDarrell Wasyk OriginCanada GenresDrama ActorsIngrid Veninger, Pascale Montpetit, Martin Neufeld Roles Snake Rating63% H is about two heroin addicts, Michele, Pascale Montpetit and Snake, Martin Neufeld, who struggle to withdraw from the drug. They do it “cold turkey”. Snake nails the apartment door shut: they are determined to come clean. Michele awakens to discover she has been “betrayed” by her lover and is trapped. Barricaded in their apartment, they become each other’s hostage. As the days go by, their resolve ebbs and flows as they dig deeper and deeper into themselves. The hook to heroin addiction is the false sense of immunity to the state at large but as withdrawal starts, this cocooned existence abruptly unravels. Reality sharpens, intensifies, and re-awakens. Sensations flare, as Michele and Snake scrape at the walls, the camera becomes a monitor, never once leaving the apartment. When almost totally withdrawn, Snake discovers a forgotten stash.
, 2h3 Directed byClaude Fournier OriginCanada GenresDrama ActorsMireille Deyglun, Marilyn Lightstone, Pierre Chagnon, Marie-Josée Gauthier, Charlotte Laurier, Martin Neufeld Roles Emmanuel Rating63% En 1940, à Montréal dans le quartier Saint-Henri, la Seconde Guerre mondiale qui ravage l'Europe amène l'espoir d’un terme à la dépression économique, qui maintient jusque-là Saint-Henri dans la pauvreté. Florentine Lacasse y travaille au comptoir-restaurant des Quinze-Cents. Elle remet son petit salaire à ses parents pour aider à la subsistance de sa famille nombreuse. Jean Lévesque séduit Florentine, mais sa pauvre condition ne convient pas à ses ambitions. Il essaie de la faire s'amouracher d'un copain, Emmanuel Létourneau. Le film raconte l'histoire de ces trois relations avec, en arrière-plan, la vie familiale difficile des Lacasse.