''We Had It Coming'' is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by
Paul Barbeau
Paul Barbeau is a Canadian film producer.
Director of independent films and producer of films like Romeo Eleven, Pieces of a Woman and Woman of the Hour.
Barbeau produced more than 700 music videos for international artists such as (Celine Di ...
and released in 2019.
[Charles-Henri Ramond]
"We Had It Coming – Film de Paul Barbeau"
''Films du Québec'', September 13, 2020. The film stars
Natalie Krill
Natalie Krill (born February 4, 1983) is a Canadian actress and former dancer. She appeared in the hockey drama '' MVP'' and in the independent film '' Below Her Mouth.''
Early life
Natalie Krill was born and raised in Saskatchewan. She enjoye ...
as Anna, a security guard working in a grade school who sets out to
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
with her girlfriend Olivia (
Alexia Fast) to investigate her younger sister Katja's (Sofie Holland) suicide after being recruited into a
prostitution
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in Sex work, sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, n ...
ring, only to end up ironically in a cat and mouse chase with a female recruiter (Erin Agostino) who grooms young girls for pimp Jack (Nabil Khatib).
The film was originally conceived by Barbeau as centred around a male protagonist, but he subsequently decided to complete the screenplay with a woman for the lead role instead.
The film premiered at the 2019
Whistler Film Festival, before going into commercial release in 2020.
At Whistler, Krill was one of four recipients, alongside Andrew Dunbar,
Ryan McDonald and Andrea Stefancikova, of the Stars to Watch award.
[ The film had its international premiere at the Prague International Film Festival (Febiofest) in the Panorama section and was a Prix Iris nominee for the Public Prize at the 22nd (B) Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.][Jean-François Vandeuren]
"La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021"
''Showbizz'', April 26, 2021.
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2019 films
2019 thriller films
2019 LGBT-related films
Canadian thriller films
Canadian LGBT-related films
LGBT-related thriller films
English-language Canadian films
Films shot in Quebec
Quebec films
Films about prostitution in Canada
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films
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