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In present-day Quebec, Boris Malinovsky goes through life with an unyielding arrogance. Always in impeccable suits, he seems to have it all, but his life begins to unravel when his equally successful wife falls into depression and is taken to the family’s remote vacation home. There, Boris receives phone calls from a stranger who confronts him with questions he would rather not face. Will Boris be able to get rid of his demons? A journey into the mind of a man who is forced to confront his failures while losing control of his life. From director Denis Cote. Berlin 2016.
Denis Côté
1973, New Brunswick, Canada. Selected filmography: Drifting States (Golden Leopard for best video at Locarno 2005), Our Private Lives (Locarno 2007), All That She Wants (Silver Leopard for best director at Locarno 2008), Carcasses (Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival 2009), Curling (Best director and best actor at Locarno 2010), Bestiaire (Sundance and Berlin 2012) and Vic + Flo Saw a Bear (Berlin Film Festival 2013).
