Béatrice Clément is a 48-year-old emergency room doctor. She is pretty, charming and at the top of her professional game. The only problem is, Béatrice hasn’t been feeling well. Having undergone every test available without any conclusive results, she is at the end of her rope. Finally, she overcomes her skepticism and agrees to visit a psychologist. Dr. P is gentle, attentive and compassionate. Despite Béatrice’s initial resistance, he slowly but surely gains her trust. Every week, Béatrice is confronted with patients who remind her of her own personal struggles. It is becoming clear that although she is fully in control of the ER, her private life is another matter entirely. In her drive for constant perfection and control, she is faced with comical and embarrassing situations, but also painful ones.
The day after their first night in the forest, a small group of aspiring instructors wake up to find their two mentors missing. Jokes quickly give way to panic, then the lack of survival skills, hunger, thirst and fatigue get the better of the teenagers. They then realize that in an extreme context, each individual has the potential to turn into a monster.
The Decline of the American Empire follows a group of intellectuals, including a history professor, as they gather for a dinner party and discuss topics such as sex, relationships, unfaithfulness, and the pursuit of happiness. The film explores themes of adultery, friendship, and social anxiety in 1980s Montreal, Canada.
A psychiatrist is appointed by the court to determine the sanity of a novice nun, who is accused of killing her newborn baby. As the investigation unfolds, the psychiatrist delves into the complex issues of faith, mental illness, and the dark secrets of the convent.
In 1910, Maria Chapdelaine, a young girl of seventeen, lived with her family on the banks of the Péribonka River, north of Lake Saint-Jean. The Chapdelaines work tirelessly to push the limits of the forest. In a home where even physical exhaustion cannot dampen the warmth of family life, Maria, strong and full of hope, finds herself faced with major dilemmas. Thrust into the world of adults, Maria will suddenly be forced to decide on her future as a woman.
In 'A Kid,' a man in Montreal, Canada, finds a photo album and becomes obsessed with unraveling the secrets it holds. As he delves into his past, he confronts his brother, deals with the death of their father, and uncovers a shocking truth. Along the way, he encounters greed, alternative medicine, and a violent man. Will he be able to find closure and heal old wounds?
Congorama is a heartwarming and hilarious film that follows Michel, a French inventor, as he embarks on a journey to Canada in search of his biological family. Along the way, he discovers surprising family secrets and forms unexpected connections. This offbeat adventure highlights themes of adoption, interracial relationships, and the complexities of family dynamics.
Chaos and Desire is a movie that explores the lives of a diverse group of individuals, showcasing their different desires and the chaos that ensues. The story revolves around a lesbian relationship, skinny-dipping in the ocean, an earthquake, a widower coping with the loss of his wife, and an airplane accident. It delves into the complexities of human relationships and the consequences of pursuing one's desires.
Gina is a small-town textile worker who becomes a victim of gang-rape. Seeking revenge, she embarks on a journey filled with darkness and neo-noir elements.
Ovide Plouffe has married Rita. She still tries to attract other men even after their marriage. Unhappy Ovide feels for Marie - a young French woman he had met. But his catholic background and surrounding can't let him love another woman or divorce from his wife. So Ovide finishes with Marie and plans a trip with Rita hoping for reconciliation. At the last instant he announces to Rita that he can't make the trip. She goes alone. The plane explodes, and Ovide is suspected and arrested for this horrible crime.
A robbery at the secluded country home of a wealthy old man goes horribly awry.
An unhappy married woman has an affair with a violent criminal. She gets pregnant with his baby, but he gets arrested and goes to prison. Now what?
Pierre, a retired professor in his early sixties ends up making a short, unsettling trip around Okinawa with Junko, a 40-year-old runaway wife. The confused intellectual would rather not get involved with this unlikely and unexpected lover but decides to follow his destiny, wherever it (she?) may take him.
Set in Quebec during the Great Depression and World War II, The Plouffe Family follows the trials and tribulations of a Catholic French-Canadian family. It touches upon themes of family relationships, conscription, religion, and the impact of war. Based on a novel, this film provides a glimpse into the struggles of the Plouffe family in a tumultuous time.
A young police officer goes through Abitibi to take a train with a young convict who escaped from her orphanage.
In 1953, in the Gaspé forest, there are three bodies half eaten by bears. Fearing repercussions on tourism and investment, Prime minister Maurice Duplessis decided to make an example accusing Wilbert Coffin.
A young HIV-positive man returns to his birthplace in Québec and tries to live life as fully as possible, rejecting self-pity and alienating his over-protective mother.
This feature drama tells the story of Tom Paradise, a young 40-something refusing to grow up. Behind the wheel of his bus, he drives endlessly through the city dreaming of the landscape of the American West that forever impressed him. In love with freedom and Jack Kerouac's On the Road, he resists all the sensible people who try to persuade him to settle down. For Tom has only one idea in his head: to once again head south, riding the waves of love and fate.
In the foothills of the Andes, the dreams of a widowed father and his son shelter their quiet relationship from the cruelty of neighbors, until a desperate act of violence tears them apart. It takes the brave intervention of a stranger to reunite them once again in the place of their dreams.