Exotica

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-03-03

Languages:

English, Hebrew

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (13352 Reviews)

Director:

Atom Egoyan

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

David Hemblen Calvin Green Don McKellar Peter Krantz

Writer:

Atom Egoyan

Fullplot:

The 'Exotica' is a nightclub on the outskirts of Toronto, where Eric, DJ and MC, watches nightly as his ex-girlfriend Christina performs. Watches jealously, especially as far as the extra attentions regular customer Francis garners are concerned. Thomas, meanwhile and erstwhile, goes through a series of, um, interesting situations involving his pet shop, a gruff taxi-sharing stranger, unexpected tickets to the opera and smuggled eggs of a rare bird. Multiple story lines unfold in a splendid tangle of cutbacks, forward and backward references and recurring themes, all woven around the Exotica, its customers and employees. A calm roller-coaster ride of a movie, visually and intriguingly and emotionally moving. O, and the sound track is notable, too.

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