The Auction
A man of few words, Gaby manages his family’s farm - Buchard & Sons - on his own, despite his advancing age. With no actual sons to speak of and his two grown daughters living far away in the big city, he spends his days tending to the animals and land that surround him, eschewing modern technology and most social interactions. When his eldest daughter, Marie, appears at the family homestead to share news that she’s finally getting divorced and in desperate need of money in order to keep the home where she and her children live, Gaby’s quiet life begins to unravel. In an effort to tend to his children much the way he steadfastly tends to his farm, he’ll be forced to make sacrifices he never intended for the sake of those closest to him.
Cast
- Gabriel Arcand
- Lucie Laurier
- Gilles Renaud
- Johann-Marie Tremblay
- Sophie Desmarais
DVD Features
Bonus short: The Giant, directed by Luis Da Matta and Julio Vanzeler
Sound: Stereo 2.0 and 5.1 Surround Sound
Discs: 1
- "An elegantly simple family farming drama [that is]...beautifully shot and impressively performed!"
Awards & Recognition
SACD Prize
Cannes Film Festival (Critics' Week)
Best Actor
Canadian Screen Awards
Toronto Int'l Film Festival
Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival
Festival Int'l du Film de la Rochelle
Film by the Sea Int'l Film Festival
Haifa Int'l Film Festival
Filmfest Hamburg
Sao Paulo Int'l Film Festival
Thessaloniki Int'l Film Festival
Torino Int'l Film Festival