Chaos ensues after global warming transforms a working-class Montreal neighborhood into a world Mecca for truffles.
Acting
Bonnier and Dupuis commit to absolute unhinged desperation.
Practical Effects
Glorious practical fungal effects—disgusting and impressive.
Direction
Nguyen squeezes epic chaos into 72 tight minutes.
Director
Kim Nguyen
Céline Bonnier
Alice
Roy Dupuis
Charles
Pierre Lebeau
M. Tremblay
Danielle Proulx
Mme Tremblay
Michèle Richard
Mme Kinsdale
Jean-Nicolas Verreault
L'électricien
Claude Lemieux
Armand
Stéphane Jacques
Le réceptionniste
Jean Lapointe
L'homme maigre et sec
Luc Proulx
Gérard
Igor Ovadis
Ouvrier #1
Ludivine Reding
Jeune fille
Jean-Robert Bourdage
Client à la porte
Henri Pardo
Popol
Marcel Sabourin
Monsieur Trottier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Montreal's working-class Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood, using actual residents as extras during real heat waves.
The truffles were played by painted foam and rotting potatoes—crew had to work fast before the smell became unbearable.
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