Having inherited a funeral home in decline, the owner and his embalmer decide to force the hand of fate in order to create a clientele.
The emotional ordeals of four fifty-somethings with contrasting personalities, confronted with the new realities of dating.
A student of Jamaican origin determined to leave her poor neighbourhood participates in a step-dancing contest.
A tidy gay couple must take in a flamboyant and ill-mannered orphan for a few months.
A rebellious teenager who is harassed and shunned by everyone leaves her dysfunctional family and has unusual experiences.
In a poor neighborhood of Montreal, the daily life of an eleven-year-old boy whose heroin-addicted mother has left home.
After ten years in prison for a racist crime, a white boxer is called back into the ring to face a Black champion.
In an unnamed Quebec town, the fates of four characters intersect shortly after an insurance salesman disappears without a trace.
While their mother lies in hospital in a deep coma, three brothers experience various marital and extramarital misadventures.
A former car thief embarks on a crazy journey to find a new heart for his dying wife.
A woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease forgets her husband and their love.
During a trip to China, the Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky visits many places affected by pollution and industrialization.
The life of the last queen of France, from her arrival as a teenager at the court of Versailles to her execution in 1793 by the revolutionary tribunal.
In search of his biological parents in Quebec, a Belgian inventor befriends a young bohemian seeking to rehabilitate the memory of his father.
In 1922, Danish explorers travel to the Canadian Arctic where they befriend a shaman and his family.
For his 18th birthday, a thug receives a tape on which his late grandfather testifies to his coming of age under the bombs of World War II.
The fates of various individuals intersect in a run-down motel in Niagara Falls.
A young woman eager for purely sexual experiences sees her life turned upside down when she meets a man she falls in love with.
The inhabitants of a small town are attacked by wasps after a powerful pesticide is accidentally sprayed on their nest.
In 1938 in India, a girl loses her husband and is forced to live in an ashram with other widows.
A journalist and his photographer friend are dispatched to a remote village to investigate mysterious disappearances.
In 1974, a journalist investigates the death of a maid found 15 years earlier in the hotel suite of a famous duo of variety artists.
A compulsive debt-ridden gambler arrives with her teenage daughter at the home of a childhood friend whose family life seems happy and comfortable.
As she approaches her fortieth birthday, a weather girl faces a personal and professional crisis.
A famous English DJ who has gone completely deaf manages to revive his career after a period of decline.
In 1910, a free-spirited stranger disrupts the tranquility of a small rural community living in autarky.
A famous writer who has developed health problems returns to his two sons who have very different personalities.
A 37-year-old journalist and ardent feminist finds her life turned upside down when she learns she is pregnant.
After the death of his wife, an architect believes he can contact her through electronic devices.
In 1938, in London, a famous actress engages in a passionate affair with a young American admirer.