We Are Far from the Sun () is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1971.Charles-Henri Ramond, "On est loin du soleil – Film de Jacques Leduc". Films du Québec, March 1, 2009. The film centres on the Bessettes, a contemporary working-class family in Montreal who are struggling to make ends meet,Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 236. through a narrative frame structured around the philosophies and values of influential Québécois religious leader Brother André Bessette."On est loin du soleil". Canadian Film Encyclopedia.
The film's cast includes Marthe Nadeau, Pierre Curzi, Willie Lamothe, Reynald Bouchard, J.-Léo Gagnon, Claude Jutra, Marcel Sabourin and Esther Auger.
The film was produced and shot in 1970, and released theatrically in 1971.
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