Summary
A young woman's life spirals into chaos after she is involved in a hit-and-run accident. Then she encounters a mysterious man named Evian who offers her an opportunity for redemption. Narrated by a fish.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 73Audiences 64GoodWatch 68
Tomatometer79%
Metascore66
Audience score75%
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 18 K ratings3.2/5
User score4.9
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −22 min on the typical 109
typical 10987Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 17 countries, rent or buy in 27 more
+7Released
2000
September 15, 2000
26 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishNorwegianMade in
- Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 38
Marie-Josée CrozeBibiane Champagne
Jean-Nicolas VerreaultEvian
Stephanie MorgensternClaire Gunderson
Pierre LebeauThe Fish (voice)
Kliment DenchevHead-Annstein Karlsen
John Dunn-HillFishmonger
Bobby BeshroPhilippe Champagne
Marie-France LambertMarie-Jeanne Sirois
Luis OlivaFishmonger's Employee
Robin AubertGas Station Clerk
Sylvie MoreauPhotographer
Khanh HuaVietnamese Restaurant Owner- VDVirginie DuboisSara
- DTDaniel TurcotInfernal Fishmonger
- DLDarrell Lloyd TuclerFishmonger's Employee
- LALéo ArguelloFishmonger's Employee
- MBMartin BoucherDriver
- VSVuk StojanovicThief
- VBValentina BlagodatskaFemale Thief
- ZHZhenhu HanMr. Koumsawout (voice)
Alexis BélecBoy at Party- ADAnnie De RaîcheMake-up Woman
- AVAlfonso VallesCar Wash Employee
- IFIréne ForsbergNorwegian Woman in Sauna
Directing · 1
- Denis Villeneuve Director, Screenplay
Production · 3
- Luc Vandal Producer
- Roger Frappier Producer
- Lucie Robitaille Casting
Camera · 1
- André Turpin Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Richard Comeau Editor
Sound · 8
- Pierre Desrochers Original Music Composer
- Mathieu Beaudin Sound Designer
- Jérôme Décarie Sound Effects
- Gilles Corbeil Sound Recordist
- Louis Gignac Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Luc Boudrias Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 2
- Sylvain Gingras Art Direction
- Ginette Paré Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Denis Sperdouklis Costume Design
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