Judge France Charbonneau, whom Quebecers met in 2011 when she chaired the Commission of Inquiry on the Construction Industry, is rave about the six episodes of Luc Dionne’s new miniseries, The callof which she watched all the episodes first.
Not only does she praise the actress Magalie Lépine-Blondeau who personified her from 1997, already 38 years ago, but she also sends flowers to Luc Dionne, whom she knows well.
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Magalie Lépine-Blondeau personifies France Charbonneau in the miniseries “L’appel”. We see her here during a visit to the set last September in the setting serving as offices for the Carcajou squad.
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In a round table Monday after the presentation of the first two episodes to the media, France Charbonneau spoke of the series as a “copy and paste of reality in the form of a thriller”.
The callwhich focuses in particular on the murders of two prison guards and their sponsor, Hells Angels leader Maurice “Mom” Boucher, is an exciting series that is moving at full speed. We are in action, but also in the police strategy to curb the biker war which raged in La Belle Province at the end of the 1990s.
Based on true facts and a tragic moment in our history, The call follows France Charbonneau from her arrival within the Carcajou squad, at the end of 1997, as legal advisor. She finds herself alone in a man’s world, convinced that she can better supervise her mustachioed colleagues so that their investigative work holds up in court.
It was press viewing day, Monday, for the new miniseries “The Call”, from illico+. The first two episodes of six will be available from Thursday, January 23 on the Videotron platform. We recognize from left to right Vincent Graton, Maxime Gibeault, Jean-François Nadeau, Karl Farah, Léa Roy, Pierre-François Legendre, Christian Bégin, Pascale Montreuil, Jean-Philippe Perras, Julie Perreault, Sébastien Rajotte, Pier-Luc Funk, Luc Dionne, Magalie Lépine-Blondeau, James Hyndman, Patrice Robitaille, David Savard and Fabienne Larouche.
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“The series is absolutely fabulous. I am extremely honored and moved by this series,” said Ms. Charbonneau from Florida, where a nasty bout of pneumonia kept her.
“I was sitting on the end of the seat. I knew a little about the ending, but I couldn’t wait to get to the end because it was so well done and realistic. I assure you that everything that is said, particularly in the courtroom, are extremely relevant extracts that Luc made. Luc did the work of a monk. He read the two trials, he read all the transcripts, he read all the judgments, he met lots of people to make it as likely as possible.”
The judge throws flowers to the actors
France Charbonneau is also delighted by the performers. And what a variety of people we have before our eyes to tell us this powerful story, starting with the trio formed by Magalie Lépine-Blondeau, Pier-Luc Funk and Patrice Robitaille, without forgetting their comrades Christian Bégin, Karl Farah, James Hyndman, Pierre- François Legendre, Jean-Philippe Perras, David Savard, etc.
The first trio of “L’appel” is made up of actors Pier-Luc Funk, Magalie Lépine-Blondeau and Patrice Robitaille. which are very solid in the first two episodes of “The Call”.
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Vincent Graton, who plays the terrifying Maurice “Mom” Boucher, doesn’t speak much in the first two episodes, but he makes his presence felt greatly.
“The actors are breathtaking in their realism. (…) They really tried to get under the skin of the characters without imitating people. It’s strikingly realistic, I know I was there,” continued the lawyer.
Vincent Graton in his role as Maurice “Mom” Boucher in the legal series “L’appel”.
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Duty of memory
The call is a must-see series for France Charbonneau because Quebecers must remember that “fear was omnipresent” in the 1990s, a time when organized crime went so far as to shoot down prison guards to destabilize the judicial system.
“This trial is important if only to demonstrate that the jurors were able to put aside their fear to judge solely based on the evidence,” she stressed.
France Charbonneau joined the Carcajou squad to slow down and take care of her daughter, we learn by watching The call. As a prosecutor, she had led 80 trials and found the idea of giving a helping hand to an elite squad “exciting”, while still having her evenings and weekends back. At first, we discover, she twiddles her thumbs a little, but quickly gains the trust of the men around her.
Author Luc Dionne and director Julie Perreault deliver a gripping miniseries with “The Call”.
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The first two episodes masterfully produced by Julie Perreault are gripping, the pace is sustained and we want to know what happens next, which is always a good sign. In this case, we will benefit from knowing better, and from the inside what is more, a strong moment in our history.
The music supports the tension as do the plans and execution. And it’s a return to a world dominated by padgets, huge cell phones and paper.
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