Guilt is a country you can never leave — unless someone shows you the door.
Malek, a Lebanese immigrant from Montreal, is haunted by the violent death of his sister. Convinced that he could have avoided this tragedy, he is consumed with guilt. He lives alone, poor, jobless until he meets Shohreh, an Iranian girl, with whom he falls in love. A new life opens up to him and he quickly finds work. Malek gradually regains his dignity but the past resurfaces to the point where he is pushed, almost in spite of himself, to finally settle his accounts with himself.
Acting
Jallab's haunted eyes do heavy lifting dialogue never could.
Direction
Édoin finds beauty in Montreal's gray industrial margins.
Director
Guy Édoin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Édoin's Quebec trilogy explores working-class francophone communities rarely seen in Canadian cinema.
Hiba Abouk, playing Iranian Shohreh, is actually Spanish-Moroccan — the casting sparked discussion in festival circles.
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