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Living somewhere in present-day Quebec, Boris Malinowski has achieved all his goals. A freethinker, open-minded and proud, he also displays a certain arrogance when it comes to his successes. For some time now, his wife Béatrice, a Canadian government minister, has been bedridden, suffering from a mysterious depression. To escape from his wife’s agony, Boris begins a relationship with a colleague, Helga, and gets close to Klara, a young woman who works as a maid in Boris’s home. The sudden appearance of a stranger in his life forces Boris to come face-to-face with the world, with everything he takes for granted, with all his certainties.
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Living somewhere in present-day Quebec, Boris Malinowski has achieved all his goals. A freethinker, open-minded and proud, he also displays a certain arrogance when it comes to his successes. For some time now, his wife Béatrice, a Canadian government minister, has been bedridden, suffering from a mysterious depression. To escape from his wife’s agony, Boris begins a relationship with a colleague, Helga, and gets close to Klara, a young woman who works as a maid in Boris’s home. The sudden appearance of a stranger in his life forces Boris to come face-to-face with the world, with everything he takes for granted, with all his certainties.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Denis Côté
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Runtime:93 minutes
Studio:Metafilms, Téléfilm Canada, SODEC
Cast
Denis Côté
Director
James Hyndman
Boris
Simone-Elise Girard
Béatrice
Denis Lavant
L'Inconnu
Isolda Dychauk-Ott
Klara
Dounia Sichov
Helga
Laetitia Isambert
Justine Malinovsky
Louise Laprade
Pauline Malinovsky
Anie Pascale
Docteur Miller
Bruce LaBruce
Premier ministre
Roc LaFortune
Le maire
Ludivine Reding
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