Matthieu is a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even interested in it. He is alone, in hostile territory…
Acting
Deladonchamps' wounded restraint is absolutely crushing.
Direction
Lioret lets discomfort breathe; no easy catharsis here.
Director
Philippe Lioret
Pierre Deladonchamps
Mathieu Capelier
Gabriel Arcand
Pierre Lesage
Catherine de Léan
Bettina
Marie-Thérèse Fortin
Angie
Patrick Hivon
Sam
Pierre-Yves Cardinal
Ben
Hortense Monsaingeon
Marina
Romane Portail
Carine
Timothé Vom Dorp
Valentin
Martin Laroche
Rémi
Jean-Pierre Andréani
Étienne
Emmanuelle Dupuy
Sophie
Hugues Leforestier
CEO of Pet Care Food
Loudia Gentil
Coralie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lioret shot in actual Quebec winter; Deladonchamps learned Québécois French dialect for authenticity.
The film quietly interrogates French-Canadian class tension—Mathieu's Parisian sophistication is both armor and alienation.
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