Synopsis
Hired at a slaughterhouse thanks to a social reinsertion program, an ex-convict struggles to find another job while repressing the violence that boils within him.
Trigger Warning : Sensitive Content
Production :
Le Foyer Films
Distribution :
Le Foyer Films
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Sound designer :
Simon Gervais
Cast :
Marc-André Grondin and Émile Schneider
Cinematographer :
Simran Dewan
Artistic direction :
Suzel D. Smith
In competition for :
Jury Award
FIPRESCI award
Audience award Official competition
Direction
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Pier-Philippe ChevignyPier-Philippe Chevigny is a Québécois filmmaker whose films combine anxiety-inducing camerawork and suspenseful scripts based on contemporary social issues. In 2023, his first feature Richelieu was presented at Karlovy Vary, Tribeca, Palm Springs and Namur where it won the Bayard for Best First Feature. He is currently writing his follow-up feature.