A Survivor's Tale (2026)

A Survivor's Tale is a film from 2026. It is catalogued under Drama, History. Its listed tagline is “The fate of a woman forgotten by history”.

1542, the year of Jacques Cartier's second mission to Canada. Pregnant by a man other than her future husband, the expedition's commander, the young Marguerite de la Rocque is abandoned on a deserted island off the coast of Newfoundland with the man who raped her and his maid. She will remain there for two years, surviving hunger, cold, despair, and madness.

TMDB records an audience rating of 5.0/10 based on 4 votes.

Release date: March 25, 2026 · Runtime: 102 minutes · Original language: French · Original title: L'île de la demoiselle

Director: Micha Wald · Cast: Salomé Dewaels as Marguerite de la Rocque, Louis Peres as Thomas d'Artois, Candice Bouchet as Damienne Latour, Alexandra Lamy as Marguerite de Navarre, Patrick Descamps as Jean-François de Roberval

Genres: Drama, History