Summaries

The year is 1952, in Québec City, Québec. Rachel (Suzanne Clément), sixteen, unmarried, and pregnant, works in the church. Filled with shame, she unburdens her guilt to a young Priest under the confidentiality of the confessional. In the present year of 1994, Pierre Lamontagne (Lothaire Bluteau) has returned to Québec to attend his father's funeral. He meets up with his adopted brother, Marc (Patrick Goyette), who has begun questioning his identity and has embarked on a quest for his roots that would lead them to the Québec of the 1950s. Past and present converge in a complex web of intrinque where the answer to the mystery lies.—L.H. Wong <[email protected]>

This movie plays n two different times: One part in the past, Québec in 1952 when Sir Alfred Hitchcock filmed I Confess (1953) in the isolated city. And the other part in the present, Québec in 1994. Two brothers, Pierre (Lothaire Bluteau) and Marc (Patrick Goyette), want to know their true origins and begin to discover a lot of lies and intriges. This movie switches between the two plots in the present and the past in flashbacks.—Volker Boehm

Details

Keywords
  • 1950s
  • male nudity
  • brother brother relationship
  • gay interest
  • gay bathhouse
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Drama
Release date Oct 10, 1995
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Canada United Kingdom France
Language English French
Filming locations Aquarium - 1675 Avenue des Hôtels, Québec, Québec, Canada
Production companies Channel Four Films Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) Canal+ Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $575001

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Dolby SR Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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