A nightmarish accident that leads to an elderly man’s death one night after getting drunk with his best friend Yves. Neither chooses to confess just yet. Yves, the brasher member of the duo, succeeds in living on with his life, but Gabriel, more shy and honest, feels the guilt choking him as days turn into weeks and weeks become months...
Acting
Pierre-Luc Lafontaine's guilt-ridden physical collapse is exquisite torture.
Direction
Bisaillon stretches 93 minutes into what feels like months of dread.
Director
Marc Bisaillon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in rural Quebec with mostly non-professional local actors, giving the film its unsettling documentary texture.
The American football subplot mirrors the friends' dynamic — Gabriel as perpetual benchwarmer, Yves as reckless quarterback.
US
CA
