Mario

Year: 1984

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: French

Director: Jean Beaudin

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Set in a summer on Quebec’s Îles‑de‑la‑Madeleine, ten‑year‑old Mario is a mute autistic boy living in a fishing village with his parents and his 18‑year‑old brother Simon. Mario hides in a surreal world he shares only with Simon and his stuffed coyote, staging Arabian‑style battles. When a tourist, Hélène, captures Simon’s attention, he drifts from Mario, whose growing jealousy sparks a tragic chain of events.

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