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A lonely woman spends the winter isolated and reminiscing about the past as she waits for her husband to return from a prolonged absence.
Cast
Esther Auger, Jean-Pierre Bourque, Jocelyn Bérubé, Claudette Delorimier, J. Léo Gagnon, Luce Guilbeault, Plume Latraverse, Jean-René Ouellet, Marie-Hélène Tremblay, Véronique Tremblay, Tiffany Lee
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