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Boundaries
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Pays- Director: Chloé Robichaud
- Writer: Chloé Robichaud
- Producer: Marie-Claude Beaulieu; Barbara Doran
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Women in politics...lives led in isolation, sacrifices made for the greater good...unrealised, disrespected and ridiculed...by men.
Still waters run deep...a film so subdued that it masks the raging current that lies beneath...this is clever, thoughtful filmmaking. And, timely...with all the political upheavals going on throughout the world, Boundaries sheds light on the machinations of a broken system. Let's face it, democracy is dead...let the people have their say...and, if you don't like their answer, pummel the populace until you get the answer you want! Robichaud turns the table on the big boys...astutely using 'referendum' as a political weapon...where have we heard that one before?!?
Boundaries is punctuated with breakdowns, meltdowns and letdowns...it's a controlled and composed piece of work...it's not all doom and gloom, there is a wry humour lurking within this windswept island...and then, there is a moment of genius and levity when [the great] Desireless' Voyage Voyage is played to great effect...time to let your hair down, let all your worries [temporarily] drift away...
It's a damn fine piece of filmmaking.
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The(ir) Blurb...
Three very different women find their lives intersecting on the small fictional island of Besco. There’s Félixe, a 25-year-old federal deputy; Danielle, the fortysomething president of Besco, and Emily, a talented mediator in her 30s. Brought together to resolve a conflict over the exploitation of the island’s natural resources, the women face chauvinist condescension, petty macho in-fighting and constant reminders of their neglected personal lives. Building on a theme explored in her debut feature Sarah Prefers to Run (LFF2013), Robichaud directs her excellent cast in a spirited insight into the gendering of professional ambition and determination, and the sacrifices that come into play for those who dare challenge the unjust status quo.
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Cast & Characters
Emily VanCamp as Emily Price;
Serge Houde as Dustin Torpe;
Macha Grenon as Danielle Richard;
Remy Girard as Paul Rivest;
Carlo Mestroni as Parliament Security Agent;
Max Laferriere as Security Agent;
Alexandre Landry as Vincent Pilon;
Micheline Lanctot as Fortune Teller;
Yves Jacques as Francis Perreault;
Michael Rudder as President's Driver;
Karl Werleman as Claude Simon;
Sophie Faucher as Christiane Doyon;
John Sheehan as Canada's Security Agent;
Jean-Guy Bouchard as Raymond;
Nathalie Doummar as Felixe Nasser-Villeray