With the villagers of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton barely having enough food to survive, Ésimésac convinces them to collaborate on a community garden. Each person will multiply his or her yield by cultivating the land together. At the same time, talk of a new railway line promises to connect Saint-Élie-de-Caxton to the rest of the world and brings the hope of abundance. Riopel, the hulking blacksmith, starts working on the railway track and convinces the locals to invest in his project rather than waste their time playing in the garden. Ésimésac’s big project flounders under the weight of metal. But can he really stop progress?
Marie Brassard
as Mme Gélinas
René Richard Cyr
as Méo Bellemare
Luc Picard
as Toussaint Brodeur
Gildor Roy
as Riopel
Nicola-Frank Vachon
as Ésimésac
Sophie Nélisse
as Marie Gélinas
Marie-Chantal Perron
as Jeannette Brodeur
Maude Létourneau
as Lurette Riopelle
Alain Sauvage
as Le Curé Flambant
Isabel Richer
as La sorcière
Denis Trudel
as Hubert
Olivier Chartrand
as Villageois avec cheveux longs
