The story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of the 19th century (approx. 1885-90), near Sainte-Adèle. An unscrupulous man, Séraphin Poudrier, dominates the small community using his wealth. Mayor of the village, he will marry Donalda Laloge, after her father, unable to repay his debt, gives her to him in marriage. Donalda, a gentle and submissive woman who was promised to the handsome Alexis Labranche, rather, he will live his life according to the wishes of this petty and contemptuous miser, but will never let his situation get him down.
Pierre Lebeau
as Séraphin Poudrier
Karine Vanasse
as Donalda Laloge
Roy Dupuis
as Alexis Labranche
Rémy Girard
as Père Laloge
Robert Brouillette
as Bidou Laloge
Céline Bonnier
as Nanette
Benoît Brière
as Jambe de Bois
Yves Jacques
as Notaire Le Potiron
Anne-Marie Cadieux
as Olympe Le Potiron
Pierrette Robitaille
as Mme Malterre
Julien Poulin
as Père Ovide
Normand Chouinard
as Curé Raudin
