The story takes place during the colonization of the Laurentian region in Quebec towards the end of the 19th century (approx. 1885-90), near Sainte-Adèle. An unscrupulous man, Séraphin Poudrier, dominates the small community using his wealth. Mayor of the village, he will marry Donalda Laloge, after her father, unable to repay his debt, gives her to him in marriage. Donalda, a gentle and submissive woman who was promised to the handsome Alexis Labranche, rather, he will live his life according to the wishes of this petty and contemptuous miser, but will never let his situation get him down.
as Séraphin Poudrier
as Donalda Laloge
as Alexis Labranche
as Père Laloge
as Bidou Laloge
as Nanette
as Jambe de Bois
as Notaire Le Potiron
as Olympe Le Potiron
as Mme Malterre
as Père Ovide
as Curé Raudin
as Delphine Lacoste
as Délima Greenwood
as Docteur Cyprien
as Simone
as Arthémise
as Hector Brochu
as Nicolas Fournier
as Joe Lachaîne
as Louis Lemont
as Marie-Ange Laloge
as Luc Destreilles
as Julie Deschênes
as Virginie
as Jules Pomerleau
as Prêtre aux funérailles
as Richard Bossé
as Jeune Séraphin - 11 ans
as Mère de Séraphin
as Monsieur Prout-Prout
as Enfant Brochu #1
as Enfant Brochu #2
as Bébé Brochu
as Bastien Brochu
as Enfant de choeur
as Bucheron #1
as Bucheron #2
as Marie-Louise Brochu
as Paysanne Corpulente
as Matthieu Fournier
as Ami d'Alexis
