Édition 2016
Du 29 October au 3 November 2016
Programmation
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CRACKÉ SOUS PRESSION
Meet anxious Ed and his beloved brood. All eight eggs are blessed with incredible luck. Unfortunately, things are different for dad. Overprotective and perfectionist, Ed causes trouble and threats, never missing an opportunity to make things worse for himself. Happily, the babies always end up safe.
DÉCIBELS
Everything goes in the evening organized by Ben since everyone decides to play the music they likes ...
LE GOUT DU VIETNAM
Chloe has to leave. Arnaud is determined to make her last night one she’ll never forget.
UNCANNY VALLEY
In the slums of the future, virtual reality junkies satisfy their violent impulses in online entertainment. An expert player discovers that the line between games and reality is starting to fade away.
APNÉE
Sophie is aiming to the surface after her fall, having to face her entourage. She's unable to trust them anymore : she knows their intentions and stays cautious because behind their nice gestures lie darker motives. Or is her perception blurred, as she is drawn to the bottom again ?
METUBE
MeTube, a homage to thousands of ambitious YouTube users and video bloggers, gifted and less gifted self-promoters on the Internet, has attracted international attention. No less than George Bizet’s Habanera from “Carmen” has been reinterpreted for MeTube and enhanced with electronic sounds. Behind the cross-over of musical styles are director Daniel Moshel as well as opera and oratorio tenor August Schram.
SETH
Manic man-child Seth lives in his own demented world where time is of the essence, his only friends are his stuffed animals, and the words of Michael Jordan inspire him to take all the shots he can.
CRACKÉ ASCENSEUR
Meet anxious Ed and his beloved brood. All eight eggs are blessed with incredible luck. Unfortunately, things are different for dad. Overprotective and perfectionist, Ed causes trouble and threats, never missing an opportunity to make things worse for himself. Happily, the babies always end up safe.
A Done Deal
Remy, a hitman for a small-time Montreal mobster, has to kill Fernand, an old associate who talks too much. The plan is simple: invite him for coffee, offer him a ride and shoot him in the alley. Easy! A done deal...
I, the animal
Two beasts attacked and killed a pig . They were play acting innocent, but the past cannot be forgotten.
LOVE
LOVE is a short film describing affection in 3 different chapters, through an impact on a distant solar system.
TOUT SIMPLEMENT
"Plain and Simple" is a window that gives on the lives of 4 different characters that share an acuite sense of loneliness while striving for a secret desire of belongingness.
EAT MY SHIT
Samantha makes a SELFIE of her face and publishes it on Instagram. It’s immediatly sensured as « Sexual Content ». Samantha, not elligible, is born. SAMANTHA is sick of people’s laughter.
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CRACKÉ MONKEY BEAT
Two little monkeys jammin' on a tree... A beatbox challenge like you've never seen!
CRABE PHARE
The Crabe-Phare is a legendary crustacean. He captures the lost sailors boats to add them to his collection. But the crab is getting old, and it is more and more difficult for him to build his collection...
OUI MAIS NON
On a winter evening, Émilie arrives unannounced at her neighbor Joëlle’s house. As the evening goes by, Émilie longs for her neighbor who seems to be impervious to her charms. Exploration of an ambiguous relationship marked with admiration, power games, maternal tenderness and sexual attraction.
Spoetnik
17 year old Sam crashes his moped in what appears to be no man's land just over the Dutch border in Wallonia. There he meets Gilles, the owner of an old fashioned food-truck, who is in danger of losing his license. Gilles embraces Sam and puts him to work in the truck. Meanwhile Sam falls deeply in love with Zola, a girl who works in the brothel across the street.
HAPPY END
A black comedy about death with a happy ending. A splendid chain of unlikely encounters. Hunters, a tractor driver, a disco boy, and a corpse.
Dogs don't breed cats
Pregnant and homeless, Joëlle shows up at her father’s house. Even if Jeff, a solitary non-conformist former punk is reluctant to the idea, Joëlle decides to stay. Jeff is overwhelmed by the casualness of his daughter, whom he barely knows.
CRACKÉ BARBELÉS
Meet anxious Ed and his beloved brood. All eight eggs are blessed with incredible luck. Unfortunately, things are different for dad. Overprotective and perfectionist, Ed causes trouble and threats, never missing an opportunity to make things worse for himself. Happily, the babies always end up safe.
UNE NUIT
A night like any other in a bar. Skillfully capturing the furtive glances, moments of euphoria and trouble, Serge Bordeleau integrates fiction film documentary observation tools, to build a gallery of characters who are irrefutable proof that each night carries a multitude of potential stories.
GWILLIAM
A recently released criminal is looking for a good time. He can forget his sins but he can never forget... Gwilliam
MUTANTS
In the summer of 1996, life throws a curveball in the face of Keven Guénette… And it strikes. Guided by his paraplegic baseball coach, Keven discovers the mutation, sex and love.
MANOMAN
Glen is barely a man. In a desperate attempt to tap into his masculinity he attends a primal scream therapy session, but even surrounded by wailing men he cannot make a sound. When another member of the class pushes Glen too far he finally lets something out - a miniature version of himself which does whatever it wants, regardless of the consequences.
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LE PACTE DES ANGES
A man finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and is kidnapped by two teenage brothers who have gotten themselves into big trouble. This launches the bizarre trio on a crazy journey that reveals each person’s true character. Linked by a common destiny, these three fragile individuals must overcome their prejudices and work together to survive. GPHQ
Bloc 2 : Matinée familiale Régie du cinéma
CRACKÉ
The following three clips have been taken from this hilarious Quebec series.
Meet anxious Ed and his beloved brood. All eight eggs are blessed with incredible luck. Unfortunately, things are different for dad. Overprotective and perfectionist, Ed causes trouble and threats, never missing an opportunity to make things worse for himself. Happily, the babies always end up safe. PA
IN A CAGE
It’s the story of an encounter: a caged bear who can’t sing meets a little bird who can’t fly but who can sing beautifully. Their friendship will be mutually beneficial and together they will overcome their disabilities. PA
DELIVERY
A peaceful neighbourhood, a peaceful home, a peaceful couple who is about to celebrate the arrival of their new piece collection of African Art. PA
LA GRENOUILLE ET LA BALEINE
Daphne, a 12-year-old girl with extraordinary hearing, develops a unique relationship with some of the world’s largest and smartest mammals, whales and dolphins. One day, she saves a humpback whale that she finds tangled in fishing nets. A few hours later, she is, herself, saved by her best friend in the world, Elvar, a bottlenose dolphin.
Brunch-conférence d'Alain DesRochers
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Bloc 3 : Après-midi Autobus Maheux
3 MOUVEMENTS DE CHUTES
Short film of exploratory nature, produced from the outtakes obtained following the production of Dance with them. This dance-film, where body movement becomes the central language tool, focuses on the notions of roots, exile, relaxation, and resilience. PT
STANLEY VOLLANT – DE COMPOSTELLE À KUUJJUAQ
De Compostelle à Kuujjuaq follows the inspiring journey of Stanley Vollant, the first aboriginal surgeon in Quebec and the founder of the ambitious and inspirational Innu Meshkenu. Inspired by the Camino de Santiago, this 6000 km walk took him on a 5-year journey through the First Nations communities in Quebec, Ontario and Labrador. Through his quest, we discover another facet of aboriginal culture and share in his message of hope to the youth as he encourages them to achieve their dreams. After all, if he, a child from a modest background, was able to become a surgeon, others can do it too. PT
LE GROS BILL
A tiny Quebec community is thrown into an uproar when a tall young Texan named Bill arrives to claim a farm he has inherited. Bill's inability to speak French, and his apparent unwillingness to learn the language, foments plenty of ill will in the community. The story is resolved with an abundance of warmth and humor, sometimes hokey, sometimes hilarious.
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PLG - At the Top of the Ramp
Pierre-Luc Gagnon, alias PLG, is probably the best vert skateboarder on the planet. In the United States where he is living now, he is a star. But in his birth province, Québec, he hasn’t reached the same notoriety. Pierre-Luc’s father is behind all of his son’s successes. He invested time and money to see him get to the top. 'PLG - At the Top of the Ramp" follows PLG during a crucial year. His life is turned upside down by the birth of his son and an injury makes him suffer to the point of compromising his career.
Bloc 4 : Soirée LEBLEU
RAPTORS
Characters and territories from recent René Derouin's work get moving. The eagle watches with scrutiny every move on the ground. Everything alive can be of use. As living probes in the stratosphere, raptors get numerous and intensify their control over what is busting under them. PA
OH WHAT A WONDERFUL FEELING
Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires. Nor any truck. PT
MAUDIE
MAUDIE, based on a true story, is an unlikely romance in which the reclusive Everett Lewis hires a fragile yet determined woman named Maudie to be his housekeeper. Maudie, bright-eyed but hunched with crippled hands, yearns to be independent, to live away from her protective family and she also yearns, passionately, to create art. Unexpectedly, Everett finds himself falling in love. MAUDIE charts Everett's efforts to protect himself from being hurt, Maudie's deep and abiding love for this difficult man and her surprising rise to fame as a folk painter. GPHQ
GRADUATION
Romeo, a physician living in a small mountain town in Transylvania, has raised his daughter Eliza with the idea that once she turns 18, she will leave to study and live abroad. His plan is close to succeeding – Eliza has got a scholarship to study psychology in UK. She just has to pass her final exams – a formality for such a good student. On the day prior to her first written exam, an incident jeopardizes Eliza’s departure. Now Romeo has to make a decision. There are ways of solving the problem, but none of them using the principles he, as a father, has taught his daughter. GPHQ
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JE SUIS LOIN DE TOI, MIGNONNE
En 1940, deux soeurs travaillent dans une usine de munitions, mais rêvent de mariage. Pour la première fois, le duo Dominique Michel et Denise Filiatrault est réuni dans un film dont elles ont conçu l'idée.
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CHANGEOVER
A badminton shuttlecock has fallen in the corner of the pitch. A tiny bird comes along and mistake the shuttlecock for his mate. PA
STRINGS
la routine de Marie à l'école est modifiée par l'arrivée d'un enfant très spécial. Bientôt, ils deviennent des amis proches.
FULFILAMENT
An innovative stop motion using illuminated puppets to show a lost thought’s quest to become a great idea.
KONG FU
A tiny kung fu-fighting monkey is looking for a worthy opponent, but he might get more than he asked for...
IN A CAGE
It’s the story of an encounter: a caged bear who can’t sing meets a little bird who can’t fly but who can sing beautifully. Their friendship will be mutually beneficial and together they will overcome their disabilities. PA
LE BRUIT DU GRIS
A still frame, the hallway of the gray, dull house of Horse, Cowboy and Indian. Cowboy and his crazy stooges fill the place, giving it life and color. Until a troublemaker enters and ruins everything. PA
The Little Shoemaker
In a timeless street of Paris stands a shoemaker’s shop. Mr. Botte takes care of his shoes with such passion and skill that they come to life and start moving in his expert hands. But his daily life is about to be disturbed as a most peculiar street vendor unfolds his stall just in front of Mr. Botte’s store.
LIFELINE
On a lovely summer afternoon, a young shepherd sits in the shade of a tree, with his friend sheep. He takes the opportunity to work on his knitting. But now the weather is uncertain and the gentle breeze suddenly turns into raging storm. Our companion is missing... Will he find his friend before the lightning come upon them?
Light Sight
M.E., the imprisoned character in a room is attracted to a hanging light and tries to catch it. But the room itself becomes an obstacle on his way. PA
Bloc 5 : Après-midi Desjardins
Light Sight
M.E., the imprisoned character in a room is attracted to a hanging light and tries to catch it. But the room itself becomes an obstacle on his way. PA
CRACKÉ
The following three clips have been taken from this hilarious Quebec series.
Meet anxious Ed and his beloved brood. All eight eggs are blessed with incredible luck. Unfortunately, things are different for dad. Overprotective and perfectionist, Ed causes trouble and threats, never missing an opportunity to make things worse for himself. Happily, the babies always end up safe. PA
ALBERT
Albert and his friend Marco are playing cards against Francine et Gisèle. Day after day, there are losing against the two ladies. Bored of getting laugh at, Albert plans a cheating plan to regain its old reputation back.
OCTOBRE
A mother tries to be there for her indifferent daughter. This short film takes the form of a music video for Les Cowboys Fringants. PRD
TO THE MOVIE WE NEVER MADE
The day before their film is due, a technical problem at UQAT’s Creation and New Media department causes three students to lose their dailies (rushes). They now have 24 hours to make a new film. PRD
SILENCE
It’s like a scream that no one hears. Like a call that gets lost in the noise of other calls. Like a future that we sometimes have to fight for. Like a heart that beats to prove that we are alive. PRD
CHINATOWN
A florist borrows $10,000 from a pawnbroker. When the time comes to pay it back, he doesn’t have the money. Long reckonings make long enemies. PT
MAUDITE POUTINE
Caught stealing drugs from the wrong people, 27 year old Vincent is in trouble and on the run from the local mob. Fleeing to the backwoods, Vincent unexpectedly reconnects with his brother Michel with whom he’d cut ties many years ago. As he tries to maintain the semblance of a normal life hanging out with friends and playing in his band, Vincent witnesses his brother's own turbulent downward spiral. GPHQ
Bloc 6 : Soirée Desjardins
LE BRUIT DU GRIS
A still frame, the hallway of the gray, dull house of Horse, Cowboy and Indian. Cowboy and his crazy stooges fill the place, giving it life and color. Until a troublemaker enters and ruins everything. PA
JAZZ ORGIE
Dots, Lines, Planes and Forms set themselves in motion and get drown into their own choreographic world. Within the ecstasy of touch they engage with Jazz Tones into a play of colours and forms which results in a total explosion. PA
NO HIGHWAY
On the eve of its 50th anniversary, Marc Provencher is embarking on a long journey of 6000 km through the cold and isolated roads – when there are roads – Northeast Canada. On his old Honda he modified by himself, Marc goes to meet people from the North, but above all to the meeting itself. PT
BOUNDARIES
At 25 years old, Félixe never expected that he would win the federal election. When he does, he is suddenly catapulted into mining negotiations with a country in a precarious financial situation. These negotiations are led by Emily, an international mediator. Danielle, the president, must handle the situation while trying to preserve her family life. Pays is a political and human portrait on identity, a reflection on the image of women and men in power. GPHQ
BEHIND THE CLOUDS
Two people meet again after more than 40 years. Once they were lovers but their lives took different paths: she married his best friend; he married another woman. Now, they are both single again and fall in love for a second time. Is it possible to experience a love you left 40 years ago? GPHQ
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A NEARLY PERFECT BLUE SKY
You might think that Simon lives a monotonous life. You would be wrong... Contrary to appearances, he does not live alone among the ruins of an old farm. Between kidnapper and guardian angel, he never takes his eyes off his roommate. Convinced of having contacts with beings from elsewhere, Simon is getting lost one step at a time while border between reality and nightmare is progressively fading away.
FEUILLES MORTES
Cinq ans après un effondrement économique. Il n?y a plus de gouvernement. Les banques sont tombées. L?argent en papier n?a plus de valeur. Le Québec rural est en plein chaos et anarchie. L'hiver approche à grand pas et les survivants doivent s'entretuer pour les dernières ressources. Bob est un solitaire. Vivant de la chasse et de la pêche, il tente sans succès d'éviter tout contact avec les autres réfugiés. Victime d'un crime crapuleux, Marianne tente de refaire sa vie dans les vestiges d'un village où demeure un semblant d'ordre et de loi. La bande à Carl, survit à l'aide du troc et de la fraternité. Mais dans ce monde impitoyable, il suffit d'un mauvais pas pour que la chance tourne et que la mort resserre son emprise.
Bloc 7 : Après-midi Fonderie Horne
MOROSHKA
The whole village is scared of big grey and toothed wolf. But one small girl was brave enough to help him and than to make a friend of this scary creature. While she was caring about wolf's wound paw he became a lover of pancakes and cloudberry. The sheeps were happy! PA
MYCROFT
In an English mansion, during the 1930s, a murder has been committed at Christmas Eve. All inhabitants are suspects. The narrator, Mycroft, bring us back to the morning before the drama and help us to lead the investigation. PA
NUTAG-HOMELAND
Exploring the themes of diaspora and exile, this film is both a visual poem and a requiem for the Kalmyk people who were deported by the Soviet Union between 1945 and 1957. Evoking both the past and loss, the film takes a critical look at the current socio-political situations. PA
OH WHAT A WONDERFUL FEELING
Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires. Nor any truck. PT
ELECTRIC MAN
In a little desertic town, where mirages seem to come alive, Gaston and his mother Fresia, live. Lonely characters within a community that looks like it's out of time, liable to the memories of a forgotten past, where voices, sounds and gestures reveal the magic of a nostalgic world, that opens at the turn of a bicycle's wheels. PT
THE CYCLOTRON
At the end of the Second World War, Simone, a spy working for the Allies is entrusted with the mission to find and execute Emil, a scrupulous Berlin scientist who discovered before the Americans the way to build an atomic bomb, and is fleeing with his secret. Simone finds him on a night train speeding towards Switzerland. German soldiers, led by König, a German scientist, who want to arrest Emil and make him talk before he leaves the country, are also chasing him. The chase gets complicated when memories of love get intertwined and when it is discovered that there is somewhere on the train, a prototype of the bomb. GPHQ
Bloc 8 : Soirée Fonderie Horne
WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT COSMOS
Two cosmonauts, two friends, try to do their best in their everyday training life to make their common dream a reality. But this story is not only about the dream. PA
RANDOM ATTEMPTS
A question as old as history: Why keep living? Beyond fulfilling our societal roles, do we have the right to be unhappy? For Ayla, having no problems doesn’t mean all is well; life’s monotony is reason enough to attempt suicide. Somehow her attempts fail, but she doesn’t stop trying... PT
SMILE
During a glory night when she gets a prize, Françoise, an actress walks around radiant in the kindly light of others’ eyes. She glows in a dress, which fits her like a glove. Back home, alone, the dress zipper resists. The lack of any help suddenly drown her front of her extent loneliness. PT
THE SILENCE
Fatma and her mother are kurdish refugees in Italy. On their visit to the doctor, Fatma has to translate what the doctor tells to her mother, but she keeps silent. PT
TUKTUQ
The Liberal government sent a cameraman to a Nunavik village to shoot footage. By befriending an Inuit family, this man immerses himself in the local traditions. Meanwhile, he learns that the village and its inhabitants will be deported to make room for a mining operation. Facing conflict with his employer and his ex-girlfriend, this cameraman must re-examine his own ideals and the true reason he came to the village.
The second in a series of five films shot on five continents, this docudrama takes the shape of a political and poetic pamphlet. While the first film, À quelle heure le train pour nulle part (2009), represents Asia, Tuktuq (caribou) represents America. GPHQ
EVERYBODY HAPPY
Ralph Hartman is a successful stand-up comedian who is struggling. With life, but mainly with himself. In fact, he is being followed by the man in his head, who rarely stops talking. Meanwhile, Hartman has to keep going in the merciless environment of stand-up comedy, during an exhausting tour with exhausting colleagues and great expectations. While his negative voice constantly wades in. Fortunately Laura Maris is there too, who seems to recognize his problem.
Everybody Happy is a parable about how we can all end up on the edge of a precipice. But also about how we can step away from it. A film that won’t save the world. But it may save you. GPHQ
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MOUSSE
What could be easier than robbing a small bookie place on the outskirts of town? It’s during the year’s biggest horse race event and the betting center Washington’s Tobacco looks like the ultimate hit for some fast cash. Mousse is a man of pride and principles and is fed up with living as a second-class citizen. But what happens when he faces principles different to his own?
SPLIT
Anick Tremblay is a social worker. She also dabbles in video, and starts making an educational production for rehab centres and halfway houses about rebuilding marital relationships after prison. In the remote town of Destor, along Highway 101 North, Anick sets up in the home of the featured couple, Jessie and Scott. The project changes drastically when Anick develops an obsessive passion for the woman. In this interior drama set, cameras become subjective, intrusive and vicious. The tempestuous trio implodes slowly as lies, manipulations and seduction games pile up.
Bloc 9 : Après-midi Bell Média
MISÉRICORDE
Thomas, originally from Geneva, has spent the last three months fishing in Quebec, Canada. On the day of his scheduled return, he happens upon the scene of an accident: he finds 13-year-old Muk from a nearby Native Indian reserve lying in the middle of the road – the car that caused the accident has fled the scene. Even though Thomas is expected to return home, he decides to delay said return. He makes a promise to Muk’s mother that he will do anything in his power to find the one who hit and ran. His quest, however, is met with suspicion by local police officer Laurie, who keeps an eye on Thomas’ every move. Why is this reserved and utterly private man getting involved in an incident that has nothing to do with him whatsoever? Fulvio Bernasconi’s third directorial work MISÉRICORDE is a visually impressive, densely atmospheric drama about guilt, repression and forgiveness. GPHQ
PATSY
Patsy Gallant has spent most of her life in the spotlight. She has sold over 3 million albums and won numerous awards. Nicknamed “Queen of Canadian disco,” Patsy flew to Paris where she spent ten years performing as one of the main characters in the musical, Starmania. When the show became an unexpected financial failure, she was left bankrupt. Returning to Canada with her son, Patsy hoped to regain her original popularity. Today, Patsy is attempting to reinvent herself to show everyone who sees her as a just an entertainer, the artist she really is. PT
Bloc 10 : Soirée Bell Média
HABITAT
Habitat : 1) Way in which Man organises the place he lives in. 2) Housing. 3) Place or environment where a plant or animal lives. PA
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
After the death of his older brother Joe, Lee Chandler is shocked to learn that Joe has made him sole guardian of his nephew Patrick. Taking leave of his job, Lee reluctantly returns to Manchester-by-the-Sea to care for Patrick, a spirited 16-year-old, and is forced to deal with a past that separated him from his wife Randi and the community where he was born and raised. Bonded by the man who held their family together, Lee and Patrick struggle to adjust to a world without him. GPHQ
CHOCOLAT
From the circus to the theatre, from anonymity to fame, this film tells the incredible story of an extraordinary artist, Chocolat the clown, the first black circus artist in France. After teaming up with Footit, another clown, this unique duo becomes immensely popular in Paris during the Belle Epoque. Fame, easy money, gambling and discrimination; however, erode their friendship and damage Chocolat’s career. GPHQ
Bloc 11 : Après-midi Ville de Rouyn-Noranda
WAVES '98
Disillusioned with his life in the suburbs of segregated Beirut, Omar's discovery lures him into the depths of the city. Immersed into a world that is so close yet so isolated from his reality that he eventually finds himself struggling to keep his attachments, his sense of home. PA
LILA
Armed with her sketchbook, Lila walks off to the world, convinced that she has the power to make it a better place. Lila draws the lines that fill up the magic lost by those around her. PA
LA COUR DES MIRAGES
Hypochondriac, germaphobe and suffering from depression, Jean-Marc Sumac leads a sterile life in a dull town. One morning, colourful criminals invade his neighbourhood and steal his disinfectant. Determined to follow them, his life will be forever changed. PT
ARI
In an uncommunicative family, Ariane’s memories come into conflict with those of her mother and sister. PT
THE KIND WORDS
Three siblings joined by the death of their mother, and a revelation about the identity of their "real" father, who to their shock and chagrin may have been an Algerian Muslim. They set off on a quirky journey from Israel through Paris and Marseille, but ultimately into the past, and their own confusing selves. GPHQ
Bloc 12 : Soirée Ville de Rouyn-Noranda
CHANGEOVER
A badminton shuttlecock has fallen in the corner of the pitch. A tiny bird comes along and mistake the shuttlecock for his mate. PA
LA PAZZA GIOIA
Beatrice is a motor-mouthed fantasist, a self-styled billionaire countess who likes to believe she’s on intimate terms with world leaders. Donatella is a tattooed introvert, a fragile young woman locked in her own mystery. They are both patients at the Villa Biondi, a progressive but secure psychiatric clinic.
Paolo Virzì’s new film tells the story of the unpredictable and moving friendship that develops between the two women as they flee the mental institution in search of love and happiness in the open-air nuthouse - the world of sane people. GPHQ
