The Rebels (1972 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = The Rebels

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Quelques arpents de neige}}

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Denis Héroux

| producer = Claude Héroux

| screenplay = Gilles Élie
Marcel Lefebvre

| starring = Daniel Pilon
Christine Olivier
Jean Duceppe

| music = François Cousineau

| cinematography = Bernard Chentrier

| editing = Mélanie Gelman
Yves Langlois

| studio = Cinévidéo

| distributor = Les Films Mutuels

| released = {{Film date|1972}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget =

}}

The Rebels ({{langx|fr|Quelques arpents de neige}}) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Denis Héroux and released in 1972.Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. {{ISBN|1-894073-21-5}}. p. 175. A historical drama set during the Lower Canada Rebellion of 1837, the film centres on the romance between Simon de Bellefeuille (Daniel Pilon), a rebel in the village of Saint-Benoît, and Julie Lambert (Christine Olivier).Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/quelques-arpents-de-neige-denis-heroux/ "Quelques arpents de neige – Film de Denis Héroux"]. Films du Québec, April 20, 2009.

The film's cast also includes Mylène Demongeot, Jean Duceppe, Frédéric de Pasquale, Daniel Gadouas, Roland Chenail, Rose-Rey Duzil, Gérard Poirier, Yvan Ducharme, Jacques Desrosiers, Jean Coutu, Bertrand Gagnon, José Descombes, Barry Baldaro, Dave Broadfoot, Jacques Famery and Jacques Thisdale.

The French title comes from Voltaire's infamous dismissal of New France as "a few acres of snow (quelques arpents de neige)".Martin Malina, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103101995/ "Héroux film naive in its anti-English bias"]. Montreal Star, January 2, 1973.

The film was entered into the Best Motion Picture competition at the 24th Canadian Film Awards.Les Wedman, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96298407/ "Etrog our Oscar"]. Vancouver Sun, October 6, 1972.