joins him. The Captain is condemned to death and shot by a firing squad. Back on Saint-Pierre, the old guillotine fails to work and they have to cut Néel's head off with an axe. Cast Juliette Binoche as Madame La Daniel Auteuil as The Captain Emir Kusturica as Néel Michel Duchaussoy as The Governor Philippe Magnan as Council Chairman Christian Charmetant as Naval Officer Philippe Du Janerand as Customs Chief Awards and nominations 2001 César Awards Nominated for Best Actress – Juliette Binoche Nominated for Best Supporting Actor – Emir Kusturica Golden Globe Awards 2001 Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film Sant Jordi Awards 2001 Winner Best Foreign Actor – Daniel Auteuil 22nd Moscow International Film Festival Winner Russian Film Critics Award – Best Film Nominated for Golden Saint George Award Jutra Awards 2001 Nominated for Best Art direction Production notes Though set in the French colony of St Pierre and Miquelon, the movie was filmed in the restored Fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The French title La Veuve de Saint-Pierre contains wordplay. "Veuve" translates to "Widow". In the 19th century the word was also slang for a guillotine. Notes References External links Official website 2000 films 2000s French-language films Films about capital punishment Films directed by Patrice Leconte Saint Pierre and Miquelon culture Films set in the 1850s Lionsgate films Films shot in Nova Scotia Canadian films based on actual events Canadian drama films French drama films French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films 2000s French films