A Hero's Life () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Micheline Lanctôt and released in 1994."Vie d’un héros, La – Film de Micheline Lanctôt". Films du Québec, June 16, 2009. The film stars Marie Cantin as Évelyne Vadeboncoeur, a woman who travels to her hometown to meet Hanibal Heck (Erwin Potitt), a former German prisoner of war who had worked on her family farm during World War II. The film also stars Gilbert Sicotte and Véronique Le Flaguais as Évelyne's parents Bertin and Agathe.Mario Cloutier, "Tournage : les beaux souvenirs / La Vie d’un héros". Ciné-Bulles 13(3), 1994. pp. 46–49.
The film was shot in Frelighsburg, Quebec in early 1994.
The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival,Ray Conlogue, "Montreal competition includes three Canadian films". The Globe and Mail, August 10, 1994. and was subsequently screened at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival.Christopher Harris, "Festival to feature Kinsella film". The Globe and Mail, July 27, 1994.
The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 15th Genie Awards, for Best Overall Sound (Réjean Juteau, Luc Boudrias, Richard Besse, Michel Descombes) and Best Original Score (Milan Kymlicka)."The Genie nominees". Kingston Whig-Standard, October 20, 1994. It was one of six finalists for the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois's Prix L.-E. Ouimet-Molson in 1995.John Griffin, "And then there were six; Rendez-Vous du Cinema Quebecois narrows field for top prize". Montreal Gazette, January 25, 1995.
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