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.
Direction
Villeneuve's surrealist early voice—Dune this is not.
Writing
A deadpan fish narrator judging human morality.
Cinematography
Underwater dream sequences that haunt.
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Marie-Josée Croze
Bibiane Champagne
Jean-Nicolas Verreault
Evian
Stephanie Morgenstern
Claire Gunderson
Pierre Lebeau
The Fish (voice)
John Dunn-Hill
Fishmonger
Bobby Beshro
Philippe Champagne
Marie-France Lambert
Marie-Jeanne Sirois
Luis Oliva
Fishmonger's Employee
Robin Aubert
Gas Station Clerk
Sylvie Moreau
Photographer
Khanh Hua
Vietnamese Restaurant Owner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Villeneuve wrote this after a near-death diving experience—hence the aquatic fixation and fish POV.
Won Best Canadian Feature at TIFF 2000; critics called it 'pretentious' and Villeneuve basically said 'merci.'
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