The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
After escaping unscathed from a car accident, photo model Simone decides that having a baby is the only way to give her vacant life some meaning. She asks her best friend Philippe to get her pregnant, and he reluctantly agrees, on the condition that they conceive somewhere in a desert, so they leave Montréal on a 24-hour round-trip to Salt Lake City to find a suitable spot.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Metacritic61/100
129 audience votes
Key crew
- Denis VilleneuveDirector
- Nathalie BoileauOriginal Music Composer
- Robert CharleboisOriginal Music Composer
- Pierre DesrochersOriginal Music Composer
- Jean LeloupOriginal Music Composer
- Denis VilleneuveScreenplay
Cast
- Pascale BussièresSimone Prévost
- Alexis MartinPhilippe
- Paule BaillargeonHospital Doctor
- Emmanuel BilodeauPhilippe's Best Friend
- Joanne CôtéMonica
- Frédéric DesagerStéphane
- Venelina GhiaourovNurse
- R. Craig CostinHired car clerk
- Estelle EsseLeather shop clerk
- Richard S. HamiltonTaxi Driver
- Serge ThériaultAutomobiliste
- Ivan SmithMédecin de la clinique
Stills
Themes
friendshippregnancyturning thirtyambiguous