False Movement

Victor feels adrift. Uprooted by his mother from Paris to his new home in Quebec City, he's still reeling from the recent death of his father. One day while skipping class, Victor stumbles upon a classmate's suicide.

Cast

Zacharie Chasseriaud

as Victor

Antoine L'Écuyer

as Samuel

Aure Atika

as Adèle

Anne-Marie Cadieux

as Caroline

Philomène Bilodeau

as Isabelle

Léo Caron

as François

Hugues Frenette

as Mathias

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