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Boris Without Beatrice
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Title: Boris Without Beatrice

Release Date: 4 Mar 2016

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Drama

Director: Metafilms, Téléfilm Canada, SODEC

Production Companies: Metafilms, Téléfilm Canada, SODEC

Overview: Living somewhere in present-day Quebec, Boris Malinowski has achieved all his goals. A freethinker, open-minded and proud, he also displays a certain arrogance when it comes to his successes. For some time now, his wife Béatrice, a Canadian government minister, has been bedridden, suffering from a mysterious depression. To escape from his wife’s agony, Boris begins a relationship with a colleague, Helga, and gets close to Klara, a young woman who works as a maid in Boris’s home. The sudden appearance of a stranger in his life forces Boris to come face-to-face with the world, with everything he takes for granted, with all his certainties.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (12 votes)

Cast

  • Boris: James Hyndman
  • Béatrice: Simone-Elise Girard
  • L'Inconnu: Denis Lavant
  • Klara: Isolda Dychauk
  • Helga: Dounia Sichov
  • Justine Malinovsky: Laetitia Isambert
  • Pauline Malinovsky: Louise Laprade
  • Docteur Miller: Anie Pascale
  • Premier ministre: Bruce LaBruce
  • Le maire: Roc LaFortune
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