We Are Far from the Sun (French: On est loin du soleil) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1971. The film centres on the Bessettes, a contemporary working-class family in Montreal who are struggling to make ends meet, through a narrative frame structured around the philosophies and values of influential Québécois religious leader Brother André Bessette.The film's cast includes Marthe Nadeau, Pierre Curzi, Willie Lamothe, Reynald Bouchard, J.-Léo Gagnon, Claude Jutra, Marcel Sabourin and Esther Auger.The film was produced and shot in 1970, and released theatrically in 1971.