A sense of menace pervades Xavier Dolan’s psychosexual thriller as Tom (Dolan) travels to the remote farm to attend his lover’s funeral. Only mom (Lise Roy) knows nothing about her son’s sexuality – and brother Francis intends to keep it that way.
Violence and desire collide as a brooding Francis (Pierre-Yves Cardinal), with his increasingly ambiguous emotions, both threatens and appeals to the young Montreal resident. A claustrophobic nightmare unfolds in the remoteness of the farm, heightened as more is revealed of the brother Tom knew nothing about.
Rating: 69%
Director: Xavier Dolan (Mommy, Matthias & Maxime)
Writer: Xavier Dolan (Mommy, Matthias & Maxime), Michel Marc Bouchard (Heatwave, Lilies) – adapted from the stage play by Michel Marc Bouchard
Main cast: Xavier Dolan (Mommy, Matthias & Maxime), Pierre-Yves Cardinal (Nadia Butterfly, Mommy), Lise Roy (The Barbarian Invasions, My Salinger Year)
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