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as Thomas and Marianne, an unhappy couple who are spending time at a cottage in the country to sort out their relationship issues, whose plans are complicated by the intrusions of neighbour Jean (

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nominations, for Best Editing (Demers) and Best Original Score (

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), at the

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'', January 17, 2012. The original short film ''Discharge'', which starred

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Plot summary

Cast

Maxime Denommée Maxime is a French given name that may refer to: As a name *Maxime Bernier (born 1963), former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs *Maxime Bôcher, American mathematician * Maxime Boyer, Canadian professional wrestler * Maxime Du Camp, French writ ...

as Thomas *

as Marianne *

as Jean Messier * Emmanuelle Rochon as Sylvie * Mark Latrémouille as Ben * Marc Beaupré as Steve * Raphaël Roussel as Mat * Daniel Malenfant as Luc *

Christine Beaulieu Christine Beaulieu is a Canadian actress and playwright from Quebec. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, and a Prix Iris nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 18 ...

as Nancy * Maryève Alary as Geneviève * Jean-Yves Gaudreault as Garagiste * Daniel Gadouas as Michel * Marie-France Lambert as Hélène

References

External links

* 2010 films 2010 thriller films Canadian thriller films Quebec films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-thriller-film-stub