Mario 40 years old

Set during summer in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine of Quebec, Mario and Simon are two brothers living in a fishing village with their mother, who runs a grocery story, and their father, who runs a fishing business. Mario is ten years old, mute and autistic. He is withdrawn from reality and living in a surreal world that only his older brother Simon and his stuffed coyote share. Mario is very close with and deeply admires his 18 year old brother, whom he depends upon for love and attention. Simon reads Arabian Knights stories to Mario, dresses him in sheik's clothing and they play out imaginary wars in an Arabian style fortress that they built. Everything changes when Helene, a beautiful young tourist comes between the two brothers. Simon falls in love and begins to neglect his brother to spend time with her. Mario feels rejected and discovers what hate and jealously are. He sets about a chain of events that lead to tragedy.

Credits

Mario Cast

Name	Character
Jacques Godin He was 44, now 84 years old	as Father
Muriel Dutil She was 39, now 79 years old	as Mother
Francis Reddy He was 26, now 66 years old	as Simon

Mario Crew

Name	Department
Pierre Mignot as Director of Photography. He was 40 (now 80) years old	Camera
Thomas Vámos as Director of Photography.	Camera
Jean Beaudin as Director. He was 45 (80) years old when He died	Directing
Jean Beaudin as Producer. He was 45 (80) years old when He died	Production
Jean Beaudin as Writer. He was 45 (80) years old when He died	Writing
Jacques Bobet as Producer. He was 65 (77) years old when He died	Production