La neuvaine (2005)
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Élise Guilbault, Patrick Drolet, Marie-Josée Bastien, Claude Binet
A doctor who believes she caused two deaths is stopped from attempting suicide by a young man praying for his sick grandmother.
The story
Jeanne, a doctor, is devastated by what she believes is her responsibility for the deaths of a patient and her baby. She leaves Montreal and drives through the night to the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré shrine, east of Quebec City. There, she tries to throw herself into the river, but François, a young Christian who has come to pray a novena for his sick grandmother, talks her out of it. He takes Jeanne to his grandmother so that she can treat her.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Jeanne, a doctor, is on the verge of suicide. She believes she is responsible for the death of a patient and her baby. Devastated, Jeanne leaves Montreal and drives all night to the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré shrine, a little east of Quebec City. She tries to throw herself into the river, but François, a young Christian who has come to pray a novena for his sick grandmother, talks her out of it. François takes Jeanne to his grandmother so she can treat her. But to no avail: the old woman dies in her grandson’s arms. Her peaceful death and Jeanne’s encounter with François restore Jeanne’s will to live.
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