Completed - FRENCH-CANADIAN - Drama
On the edge of science-fiction and realism, LE RIRE explores the survivor guilt phenomenon, both for the victims and persecutors, throughout love, laugh and time.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Martin LAROCHE Writer(s) : Martin LAROCHE Cast : Léane LABRÈCHE-DOR, Alexandre LANDRY, Micheline LANCTÔT, Sylvie DRAPEAU, Jean-Sébastien COURCHESNE, Normand DAOUST Producer(s) : Fanny-laure MALO (LA BOITE A FANNY)
As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valérie is the sole survivor of a mass execution in which her boyfriend is killed. Years later, she’s in a close relationship with her new partner, Gabriel. At the Long Term Care Center where she works as a caregiver, she befriends Jeanne, a well-read and funny woman, who is dealing with severe physical disability.Mixing realism and unsettling bizarreness, LAUGHTER explores the survivor’s syndrome, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.
Country(ies) : CANADA