Pre-Production - ENGLISH - Drama - 100 minutes
Trying to atone for how he was repulsed by his mother when she became sick and lost her beauty, a tormented 19-year old boy convinces a group of disfigured patients to declare war on beauty by using their “ugliness” as a weapon.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Alexandre FRANCHI Writer(s) : Alexandre FRANCHI, Joëlle BOURJOLLY Producer(s) : Stéphane GÉRIN-LAJOIE (LINE & CONTENT), Ester VELASCO (LINE & CONTENT), Alexandre FRANCHI (LES FILMS DE LA MANCHA)
Estranged from his manipulative cancer-stricken mother, Stan, a quixotic 19-year-old, dons a disguise and joins a therapy workshop for disfigured patients in a misguided attempt to reconnect with her.But when his deception is revealed, Stan, who is desperate to gain coping skills to care for his disease-ravaged mother, offers the afflicted patients a bargain: he stays with the group, and in exchange he teaches them how feel good about themselves : by using their “ugliness” as a weapon against our beauty-obsessed culture.
Country(ies) : CANADA Financing plan : Telefilm CanadaLine & ContentLes Films de la ManchaMels Studios Start of shooting : October 2017