"Can you help me find my lover?"
– Myriam

Cinémania
Canadian Screen Awards
Québec Cinéma

We Are the Others

Synopsis

A man suddenly disappears. Because nature abhors emptiness, the man’s wife, a young architect and a claims adjuster will seek to transform their lives to fill in the vacant space. Do they seek to fill the void of their own existence? To what extent must we change our lives to please others?

Canada, 2017
Drama, 109min

We Are the Others

Cast

Émile Proulx-Cloutier
Pascale Bussières
Jean-Michel Anctil
James Hyndman
Valérie Blais
Gabrielle Forcier
Michel Forget
Marcelo Arroyo
Alex Bisping

Production

Director: Jean-François Asselin
Screenwriters: Jean-François Asselin and Jacques Drolet
Producer: Pierre Even

Crew

Director of Photography: Mathieu Laverdière
Production Designer: Jean-Marc Renaud
Editor: Simon Sauvé
Sound: François Grenon, Pierre-Jules Audet and Luc Boudrias
Costume Designer: Julie Bécotte
Original Score: Mathieu Vanasse
Casting: Isabelle Thez-Axelrad and Brigitte Viau
Still Photographer: Sébastien Raymond

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We Are the Others

Festivals and Awards

Canadian Screen Awards
Nominated for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Émile Proulx-Cloutier)
Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography (Mathieu Laverdière)
Nominated for Achievement in Costume Design (Julie Bécotte)
Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects (Jonathan Piché Delorme, Fabienne Mouillac, Alain Lachance, Caroline Guagliardo, Alexandre Tremblay, Thibault Deloof et Benoit Gagnon)

Gala Québec Cinéma
Nominated for Best Production Design (Jean-Marc Renaud)
Nominated for Best Visual Effects (Jonathan Piché Delorme et Alexandra Vaillancourt)
Nominated for Best Costume Design (Julie Bécotte)
Nominated for Best Makeup (Marlène Rouleau)
Nominated for Best Hair (Anne-Marie Lanza)

Cinemania
Special presentation

FilmFest Hambourg
Official selection

Mannheim-Heidelberg
Official selection

Shanghai International Film Festival
Special presentation