And the Birds Rained Down (2019) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2019 · 127 mins · French

Echo score 86

Directed by

Louise Archambault

Starring

Louise Portal, Gilbert Sicotte, Rémy Girard, Kenneth Welsh, Steve Laplante, Denise Dubois

Budget

$4.3M

A photographer journeys into a remote forest seeking Boychuk, a man connected to the devastating Great Fire in Northern Ontario a century prior. Upon arrival, she discovers Boychuk has died, and encounters Tom and Charlie, elderly men living in the woods who survived the fire. They also meet Marie Desneige, a woman whose long institutionalization has strengthened her appreciation for life. As the photographer investigates, she uncovers that Boychuk was a painter whose art was entirely inspired by the tragic fire, revealing a compelling historical drama centered on the choices of men seeking freedom and facing mortality.