Rejeanne and Gilles are a married couple whose devastating setbacks--she is laid off from her job and he suffers a debilitating stroke--only begin to fester in the face of corporate greed and personal struggles when they attempt to start over in a new neighborhood.
Acting
Tremblay's face does what scripts fear to write.
Direction
Émond's restraint makes every silence scream.
Director
Bernard Émond
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Émond's 'Contes de l'ère du tourisme' trilogy examines Quebec's working class with unflinching compassion.
The title refers to a real Montreal neighborhood, ironically named for upward mobility.
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