Where I'm From

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It all starts in darkness, with a child who doesn't know where he comes from. In a quest that is both personal and universal, director Claude Demers (Barbers: A Men's Story, Ladies in Blue) revisits the locales of his childhood and asks questions about the mysteries of his origins, and about his formative years, which were marked by abandonment.

2014 · 1h 18m
Starring Janie-Luc Beauchamp-Francoeur, Bastien-Xavier Landry-Miron, Pavel Pugacovs
Director Claude Demers

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Cast & Crew

  • J‌B
    Janie-Luc Beauchamp-Francoeur
    Self
  • B‌L
    Bastien-Xavier Landry-Miron
    Self
  • P‌P
    Pavel Pugacovs
    Self
  • E‌H
    Esther Hageman
    Self
  • B‌P
    Benoit Poirier
    Self
  • K‌F
    Karl Fontaine
    Self
  • G‌B
    Gaby Bruno
    Self
  • C‌D
    Claude Demers
    Director
  • C‌L
    Colette Loumède
    Producer
  • C‌D
    Claude Demers
    Writer

About

Where I'm From

Documentary

It all starts in darkness, with a child who doesn't know where he comes from. In a quest that is both personal and universal, director Claude Demers (Barbers: A Men's Story, Ladies in Blue) revisits the locales of his childhood and asks questions about the mysteries of his origins, and about his formative years, which were marked by abandonment.

Information

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Released
2014
Run Time
1 hr 18 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
Canada
© 2014 National Film Board of Canada

Languages

Original Audio
French (Canada), French
Audio

French (Canada) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (Canada) (Always On, CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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