it seem to me that this movie be make a an attack on the death penalty . while i have no problem with the use of the death penalty and i strongly agree with the major contention of the film . that be and once a person be sentence and by the time they be put to death a lot of time have pass and they may not be the same person and may no longer deserve to die . in the case of the film and the delay be brief compare to our modern penal system and a the delay look to be about two year . during this interim time and the convict man do so much to help those around him that there be little will and except among some idiot in the local government and to execute him . the film be very interesting and give u insight into life on the isolated island of st. pierre ( a french possession near new foundland ) and because the story and it seem and be base on a true story . i like the film because it dare to be different and have something to say and featured excellent acting and dialog and this combination definitely doesn not happen very often .