The Acadian Connection

The Acadian Connection

  • Overview
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 30, 1995

Runtime

1h 17m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Le Lien Acadien

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Director

Monique LeBlanc

Description

National Film Board of Canada documentary of stories of Acadians (French Canadians from the eastern Maritime provinces). Hundreds of thousands of Acadians emigrated to Louisiana following deportation by the British during the Acadian Expulsion of the mid-18th century, hence the term 'Cajun.'