# The Time Thief

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2021 Canadian film by Francis Leclerc

"L'Arracheuse de temps" redirects here. For the novel, see [Fred Pellerin](/source/Fred_Pellerin).

The Time Thief Theatrical release poster French L'Arracheuse de temps Directed by Francis Leclerc Screenplay by Fred Pellerin Based on L'Arracheuse de temps by Fred Pellerin Produced by Antonello Cozzolino Starring Jade Charbonneau Marc Messier Céline Bonnier Guillaume Cyr Émile Proulx-Cloutier Marie-Ève Beauregard Pier-Luc Funk Sonia Cordeau Geneviève Schmidt Cinematography Steve Asselin Edited by Isabelle Malenfant Music by Fred Pellerin Éloi Painchaud Production company Attraction Images Distributed by Les Films Séville Release date November 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)[1] Country Canada Language French Budget > $7 million[2] Box office $894,308[3]

***The Time Thief*** ([French](/source/French_language): ***L'Arracheuse de temps***) is a 2021 Canadian [period drama](/source/Historical_drama) and [fantasy film](/source/Fantasy_film) directed by [Francis Leclerc](/source/Francis_Leclerc), based on the 2009 story by [Fred Pellerin](/source/Fred_Pellerin) of the same name. It stars Jade Charbonneau, [Marc Messier](/source/Marc_Messier), [Céline Bonnier](/source/C%C3%A9line_Bonnier), [Guillaume Cyr](/source/Guillaume_Cyr), [Émile Proulx-Cloutier](/source/%C3%89mile_Proulx-Cloutier), Marie-Ève Beauregard, [Pier-Luc Funk](/source/Pier-Luc_Funk), Sonia Cordeau, and [Geneviève Schmidt](/source/Genevi%C3%A8ve_Schmidt). The film was theatrically released by Les Films Séville on November 19, 2021.

## Premise

An illness-worn grandmother tries to convince her 11-year-old grandson that death does not exist. She tells him about the adventures of her youth in [Saint-Élie-de-Caxton](/source/Saint-%C3%89lie-de-Caxton), in 1927, when she had tried to eliminate death in the village.[4]

## Cast

- Jade Charbonneau as a young Bernadette[5][6][7] - [Michèle Deslauriers](/source/Mich%C3%A8le_Deslauriers) as an older Bernadette[8][7]

- [Marc Messier](/source/Marc_Messier) as Méo, a barber[5][6][7]

- [Céline Bonnier](/source/C%C3%A9line_Bonnier) as La Stroop[5][6][7]

- [Guillaume Cyr](/source/Guillaume_Cyr) as Riopel, a blacksmith, and father of Lurette[8][7]

- [Émile Proulx-Cloutier](/source/%C3%89mile_Proulx-Cloutier) as Toussaint Brodeur, a merchant and Jeannette's husband[9][6][7]

- Marie-Ève Beauregard as Lurette, Riopel's daughter[8][7]

- [Pier-Luc Funk](/source/Pier-Luc_Funk)[5][6]

- Sonia Cordeau as Jeannette, Brodeur's wife[10][7]

- [Geneviève Schmidt](/source/Genevi%C3%A8ve_Schmidt) as Madame Gélinas[5][7]

## Production

### Development

[Fred Pellerin](/source/Fred_Pellerin) wrote the short story *The Time Thief* in 2007, adapting it into a feature film years later.

[Fred Pellerin](/source/Fred_Pellerin) wrote the story *L'Arracheuse de temps* in 2007 shortly after the death of his father.[11] On March 30, 2016, it was announced that a feature film adaptation of the story had been in the works from the production company Attraction Images.[12] While working on the 2017 film *[Barefoot at Dawn](/source/Barefoot_at_Dawn)* with director [Francis Leclerc](/source/Francis_Leclerc), Pellerin wrote part of the initial screenplay for the film.[13] On January 18, 2019, Leclerc revealed that he would direct the film, from a now-completed screenplay written by Pellerin.[14] On April 8, 2019, the film's screenplay was submitted to [SODEC](/source/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_de_d%C3%A9veloppement_des_entreprises_culturelles), who announced on December 16, 2019, that they would be funding the film.[15][16]

### Filming

Filming for *The Time Thief* was divided into two [filming blocks](/source/Shooting_schedule); the first began on October 13, 2020, in [Saint-Armand](/source/Saint-Armand%2C_Quebec), in the [Eastern Townships](/source/Eastern_Townships) of [Quebec](/source/Quebec).[2][17] Filming for the first block, which was mainly focused on shooting exterior scenes, continued in areas around the municipality of [Montérégie](/source/Mont%C3%A9r%C3%A9gie), and concluded on October 30, 2020.[18][19] Because of the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), Fred Pellerin was not allowed to visit the film's set until October 15, 2020.[20] The second filming block took place in April 2021 in areas around [Montreal](/source/Montreal), with the intentions of shooting the film's interior scenes in a studio.[4][21]

## Release

*The Time Thief* was theatrically released by Les Films Séville in the Canadian province of [Quebec](/source/Quebec) on November 19, 2021.[21]

## Accolades

Accolades received by The Time Thief Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref. Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Adapted Screenplay Fred Pellerin Nominated [22] Best Art Direction/Production Design Arnaud Brisebois, Jean Babin, Ève Turcotte Won Best Costume Design Josée Castonguay Nominated Best Hair Janie Otis Nominated Best Visual Effects Alain Lachance, Loïc Laurelut, Eric Clément, Marie-Claude Lafontaine Nominated Prix Iris 2022 Best Supporting Actor Guillaume Cyr Nominated [23] Best Supporting Actress Céline Bonnier Nominated Best Screenplay Fred Pellerin Nominated Best Art Direction Arnaud Brisebois, Jean Babin, Ève Turcotte Won [24] Best Costume Design Josée Castonguay Nominated [23] Best Cinematography Steve Asselin Nominated Best Original Music Éloi Painchaud, Fred Pellerin Nominated Best Sound Olivier Calvert, Yann Cleary, Luc Boudrias Nominated Best Hairstyling Janie Otis Nominated Best Makeup Adriana Verbert, Bruno Gatien Won [24] Best Visual Effects Alain Lachance, Loïc Laurelut, Éric Clément, Marie-Claude Lafontaine Won Best Casting Isabelle Thez Axelrad, Brigitte Viau Nominated [23] Public Prize Antonello Cozzolino, Francis Leclerc, Fred Pellerin Nominated

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## External links

- [*The Time Thief*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13502506/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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