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Laughter
As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valerie is the sole survivor of a mass execution where 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 an orderly, she befriends Jeanne, an erudite and funny woman, dealing with an important physical handicap. Mixing realism and worrying strangeness, The Laugh presents a humane exploration of the survivor’s syndrome, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.
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As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valerie is the sole survivor of a mass execution where 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 an orderly, she befriends Jeanne, an erudite and funny woman, dealing with an important physical handicap. Mixing realism and worrying strangeness, The Laugh presents a humane exploration of the survivor’s syndrome, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy
Written By:Martin Laroche
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Runtime:124 minutes
Studio:La Boîte à Fanny
Cast
Martin Laroche
Director
Léane Labrèche-Dor
Valérie
Micheline Lanctôt
Jeanne
Alexandre Landry
Gabriel
Sylvie Drapeau
La Présidente
Normand Daoust
Le soldat
Sophie Clément
Alice
Jean-Sébastien Courchesne
Samuel
Catherine Proulx-Lemay
L'amie
Évelyne Rompré
Directrice des RH
Christine Beaulieu
Sylvie
Evelyne de la Chenelière
Florence
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