Completed - FRENCH - Thriller - 97 minutes
DETOUR is a neo-noir film, inspired by the classics of the forties and fifties. Akin to the Coen brother’s Fargo and Blood Simple An explosive mix of lust, greed and deceptive bliss.
Year of production : 2009 Director(s) : Sylvain GUY Writer(s) : Sylvain GUY Cast : Giullaume LEMAY-THIVIERGE, Isabelle GUÉRARD, Luc PICARD Producer(s) : Christian LAROUCHE, Marcel GIROUX, Sam GRANA
For twenty-two years, Leo Huff has been working as a secretary in the same office. Living with the same wife in the same suburban bungalow, with the same old furniture and the same old daily routine. His life is a monotonous stalemate. DÉTOUR INTERNATIONAL SALES AGENT: E1 ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL 175 Bloor Street East, Suite 1400, North Tower, Toronto ON M4W3R8 Canada Festival Inquiries: Deanne Sowter DSowter@e1ent.com Page 2 of 2 Things takes a sudden turn when Leo has to stand in for an engineer and give a presentation in a small rural community. There, Leo is swept away by Lou, a distressed young woman who takes him beyond the beaten track. This encounter spells a new beginning for Leo, a strange, chaotic journey filled with unexpected twists and turns. But who knows what really festers deep inside this apparently harmless office worker? No one knows. Not even Leo. Especially not Leo…
Country(ies) : CANADA