A janitor, a physicist, and a Haitian ghost walk into a Montréal lab—no punchline, just exquisite ache.
George Édouard is a janitor at the Montréal Polytechnique. The only other person he meets at night is a PhD student in physics, Audrey. They often meet to talk about music and science. One day George Édouard sees the return of his long-lost brother, René. The latter attended an exorcism. A ghost of the earthquake in Haiti has haunted him since.
Acting
Pluviose's restrained sorrow—every glance carries Haiti.
Cinematography
Fluorescent halls become liminal, almost sacred spaces.
Writing
Dialogue that treats physics and possession with equal weight.
Director
Ky Nam Le Duc
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2010 Haiti earthquake killed over 250,000; the film channels real diaspora trauma through supernatural metaphor.
Director Ky Nam Le Duc shot primarily at night in his actual alma mater, using real Polytechnique janitors as background cast.
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