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Completed - FRENCH - Black comedy - 88 minutes

Log Line

Benoit and Maryse: a brother and sister with seemingly normal lives. Everything is changed by a series of coincidences... and the arrival of a man claiming to come from the future.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2011 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2013 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Stéphane LAFLEUR
Writer(s) : Stéphane LAFLEUR
Cast : Francis LA HAYE, Fanny MALLETTE, Michel DAIGLE, Sylvain MARCEL

Producer(s) : Luc DÉRY (micro_scope), Kim MCCRAW (micro_scope)

Synopsis

Maryse and her husband are desperate to sell a backhoe sitting abandoned in their suburban yard. Her brother, Benoit, is trapped in endless adolescence, sharing their childhood home with their invalid father. Benoit is enamoured with a single mom named Nathalie, and he’s hoping to finally grow up by living with her… but Nathalie’s son does not approve. A serious accident at the factory where Maryse works, a strange series of coincidences, and the arrival of a Man claiming to come from the future launch Maryse and Benoit on a life-changing road trip.
Following up his acclaimed feature film Continental, a film without guns, filmmaker Stéphane Lafleur once again brings us an ensemble of compelling characters, in a story where the ordinary and the fantastic collide.

Production

Country(ies) : CANADA

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