Lilies (1997)

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Great Passion and Tragic Betrayal

1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. However, once there, Bilodeau finds himself forced to watch a play put on by Simon and the other inmates depicting the two men's youths. As the play progresses, the tragic truth of Simon's crime comes to light.

• Released: 1997-01-29
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 36m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.1/10 from 62 votes

Directed by John Greyson.

Top cast

• Brent Carver as Countess De Tilly
• Marcel Sabourin as The Bishop
• Aubert Pallascio as Older Simon
• Jason Cadieux as Young Simon
• Matthew Ferguson as Young Bilodeau
• Danny Gilmore as Vallier
• Ian D. Clark as Chaplain / Father Saint Michel
• Gary Farmer as Timothée
• Robert Lalonde as The Baron
• Rémy Girard as The Baroness

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Lilies

• United States: stream on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Xumo Play; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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