Water Child (1995)

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Water Child on IMDb 7.1/10 161 votes

Released:
1995-05-26

Overview:
A 12-year-old girl finds herself stranded on a lonely Caribbean island with a 20-year old retarded man in this sensitively rendered Canadian drama from Quebec. Emile and Cedrine are first seen during their rescue in which both are nearly in a coma. Their story of how they got there and survived is told via flashback. The two were the only survivors of a plane crash and at first Cedrine is terrified of Emile, thinking he might lose control and rape her. Fortunately, Emile is gentle and the two become friends, playmates, and eventually lovers in scenes that exploit neither character.

Director:
Robert Ménard

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

  • Cast:
  • David La Haye
    as
    Emile
  • Marie-France Monette
    as
    Cendrine
  • Danielle Proulx
    as
    Pauline
  • Monique Spaziani
    as
    Suzanne
  • Gilbert Sicotte
    as
    Thomas