Hired in a pig slaughterhouse through a social reintegration program, an ex-convict desperately tries to find another job while repressing his inner violence.
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The team
Director : Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Writer : Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Distribution : Marc-André Grondin, Émile Schneider, Jean-Guy Bouchard, Sandrine Bisson, Carlos Guerra
Production : Geneviève Gosselin-G.
Distribution & International Sales: H264 Distribution
Cinematography: Simran Dewan
Set Design: Suzel D. Smith
Costumes: Kelly-Anne Bonieux
Sound: Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin-Gagnon
Editing: Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Sound Design: Simon Gervais
festivals & awards
- Toronto International Film Festival 2024 (World Premiere)
- TIFF Canada’s Top Ten, 2025
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2025 *International Special Jury Prize
- Busan International Short Film Festival 2025
- Festival Regard, 2025
- Festival international du film francophone de Namur, 2024
*Marion Hansël Award - Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma *Best Narrative Short Film
- Filmoramax 2024
- Festival du nouveau cinéma, 2024
- Tehran International Short Film Festival, 2024
- Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 2024
*Vital Award - Aesthetica Short Film Festival, 2024
- Corto Dorico Film Festival, Italy, 2024
- Ramdam Festival, Belgium, 2025 *Best Short Film
- Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival, Greece, 2025
- Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg, Germany, 2025
The Director
Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Pier-Philippe Chevigny is a filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec. His films combine anxiety-inducing camerawork and suspenseful scripts based on contemporary social issues. In 2019, his short film Rebel was an international success : over 130 festival selections (including TIFF, Busan, Namur, Stockholm, Vladivostok) and 30 awards including the Oscar-Qualifying Golden Owl Award at Tirana. His first feature Richelieu, completed in 2023, is currently enjoying a similar success on the Festival circuit, with prestigious selections at Karlovy Vary, Tribeca, Palm Springs, Fantasia, Vancouver, Athens and Namur where it won the Bayard for Best First Feature. Pier-Philippe has several projects in development at Le Foyer Films, including his follow-up feature.