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Summary
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 82Audiences 85GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer89%
Metascore74
Audience score89%
Letterboxd · 284 K ratings4.3/5
User score8.5
IMDb8.0
Box office
71%of its budget back
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it made back $3 M of the $5 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 18 min
Longer than most dramas, +29 min on the typical 109
typical 109138Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 39 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+29Released
2014
September 19, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
- Canada
César Awards2015
- Best Foreign Film2015Won
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 31 more34 people
- Anne DorvalDiane 'Die' Després
- Suzanne ClémentKyla
- Antoine Olivier PilonSteve O'Connor Després
- Patrick HuardPaul
- Alexandre GoyettePatrick
- Michèle LituacDirector of Correctional Center
- Viviane PacalMarthe
- Natalie Hamel-RoyNatacha
Isabelle NélisseKyla's Daughter
Ted PluvioseTaxi Driver
Pierre-Yves CardinalSecurity Guard
Reda GuerinikSecurity Guard
Justin LaraméeSecurity Guard
Sabrina BissonKaraoke DJ
Huguette GervaisBookshop Cashier
Vincent FafardBilliard Player
Jean-Philippe Baril GuérardBilliard Player
Dominic DesnoyersBilliard Player
Guenièvre SandréBilliard Player's Girlfriend
Isabeau BlancheBilliard Player's Girlfriend
Catherine BrunetYoung Barmaid
Johanne GarneauOld Barmaid
Michael RudderHuissier
Robin-Joël CoolDoctor
Directing · 3
- Xavier Dolan Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Costume Design
- Lili-Anne Crevier Second Assistant Director
- Sinan Saber First Assistant Director
Production · 5
- Nancy Grant Producer
- Nathalie Boutrie Casting Director
- Lyse Lafontaine Associate Producer
- Julie Breton Extras Casting
- Sylvain Corbeil Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- André Turpin Director of Photography
- Francois Archambault "A" Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Sophie Leblond Editorial Consultant
- Amélie Labrèche Assistant Editor
Sound · 7
- Eduardo Noya Schreus Original Music Composer
- Sylvain Brassard Sound Mixer, Sound Designer
- Jo Caron Foley Mixer
- Luc Landry Sound
- Isabelle Favreau Dialogue Editor
- Benoît Dame Sound Editor
Art · 6
- Raymond Larose Set Designer
- Pascale Deschênes Set Decoration
- Stéphane Daoust Set Dresser
- Colombe Raby Art Direction
- Jean-Charles Claveau Set Decoration
- Michel R. Lambert Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- François Barbeau Costume Design
- Maïna Militza Key Makeup Artist
- Rocco Stallone Hairstylist
- Colette Martel Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 1
- Jean-François Ferland Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Denis Lamothe Gaffer
Other crew · 3
- Stéphane Lefebvre Stunt Coordinator
- Mike Chute Stunt Driver
- Nancy Bouchard Stunt Double
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