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Completed - FRENCH-CANADIAN, ENGLISH - Drama, Social issues, Environmental - 100 minutes

Log Line

The path of the three women will intertwine as they discover that they have a lot in common beyond the political and territorial issues.

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Chloé ROBICHAUD
Writer(s) : Chloé ROBICHAUD
Cast : Macha GRENON, Emily VANCAMP, Rémy GIRARD, Nathalie DOUMMAR, Alexandre LANDRY, Serge HOUDE, Yves JACQUES, Sophie FAUCHER

Producer(s) : Fanny-laure MALO (LA BOITE A FANNY), Barbara DORAN (MORAG LOVES COMPANY), Pierre EVEN (ITEM 7 INC.), Marie-claude POULIN (ITEM 7 INC.)

Synopsis

The path of three women cross in Besco, a small isolated island facing an important economic crisis.

Félixe, an idealistic Canadian, elected as a federal deputy at only 25 years old, Danielle, a strong and confident woman in her mid 40s, President of Besco, and Emily, a talented American mediator in her 30s leading negotiations between both countries.

Dealing with the political conflict about the exploitation of Besco’s natural resources will bring these women to question how they wish to balance work with their personal lives.

Under pressure, will they remain faithful to themselves and their values?

Production

Country(ies) : CANADA

Festivals and Awards

BFI London FF 2016 (Debate)
Toronto - TIFF 2016 (Contemporary World Cinema)
Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2016 (Panorama)
Gijon Int'l Film Fest. 2016 (Rellumes)
Rotterdam IFFR 2017 (Bright Futures)
Palm Spring Fest. 2017 (New Voices/New Visions)
Goteborg IFF 2017 (Cinq continents)
BAFICI (Buenos Aires) 2017 (Panorama)
Jeonju Int'l FF 2017
New Directors/New Films (NYC) 2017


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