WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW WILL HURT YOU. 

A young man (Xavier Dolan) from Montreal drives out in the country to attend his boyfriend’s funeral, but meeting his family for the first time becomes a weird and intimidating experience… Dolan’s adaptation of Michel Marc Bouchard’s play was a new experience for him, a thriller, but not in a conventional, genre-bound way. When Tom meets his boyfriend’s aggressive brother out in the isolated, rural community, a psychological game with homoerotic vibes follows. Certainly intriguing and uncomfortable at times, even if the story ultimately doesn’t have much to say. The acting and raw atmosphere compensate.

2014-Canada-France. 102 min. Color. Directed and edited by Xavier Dolan. Screenplay: Xavier Dolan, Michel Marc Bouchard. Play: Michel Marc Bouchard. Cast: Xavier Dolan (Tom Podowski), Pierre-Yves Cardinal (Francis Longchamp), Lise Roy (Agathe Longchamp), Èvelyne Brochu (Sarah Thibault).

Trivia: Original title: Tom à la ferme.

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