A disfigured rockstar invents a global movement—what could possibly go wrong?
A depressed rock star, maimed in an accident, is encouraged by his manager to start a new worldwide trend.
Acting
Mathieu Dufresne's raw, physically demanding performance.
Direction
Brûlé's unflinching gaze at performance and pain.
Director
Michel Brûlé
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Quebec's late-2000s indie rock boom, the film satirizes the scene's self-mythologizing while participating in it.
Director Michel Brûlé cast himself as Mercure after the original actor dropped out three days before shooting.
CA
