Storyline
Battle of the Brave 2004 Prejudice, perfidy, love, and bravery in Quebec In 1779, a priest on his deathbed receives a young woman Flash back 20 years Marie Loup, an herb dispensing peasant, falls for Francois, a man of property The priests perfidy and the treachery of a soldier separate the lovers and set in motion a chain of events leading to a death, a trial, and an execution The action unfolds against a backdrop of Englands take over of French Canada, the Churchs manipulations to maintain spiritual hegemony, and the limited rights of woman and indigenous peoples Watching it all is Marie Loups daughter, named France, who, when grown, is the dying priests visitor in prelude and coda