Storyline
A little girl wittness the death of her mother- expressly killed through negligence by the woman supposedly nursing the invalid mother back to health. The coniving nurse in turn marries the child's father thereby taking the dead woman's place and becoming the little girl's stepmother. After unwisely revealing to the stepmother that she knows the reason for her mother's death; Aurore is abused by her stepmother who hopes that in torturing the child she can keep her silent. The father, who is absent during the day farming the land, closes his eyes or refuses to believe his new wife is abusive when confronted by the sight of his miserable burnt and beaten child.
Cast & Crew
Yvonne Laflamme
Aurore
Lead
Lucie Mitchell
Marie-Louise
Paul Desmarteaux
Théodore
RP
Roch Poulin
Maurice
Janette Bertrand
Catherine
Jean Lajeunesse
Abraham
J. Léo Gagnon
Le médecin
MF
Marc Forrez
Le curé
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Yves Bigras's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Little Aurore's Tragedy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
