Toronto filmmaker Bruce LaBruce has scored distribution for his latest project Saint-Narcisse, a queer comedy fantasy the director calls his "most ambitious movie to date."
Following Cannes's virtual Marché du Film, Best Friend Forever will handle international sales on Saint-Narcisse, Variety reports, with Raven Banner and AZ Films releasing the film in Canada.
Saint-Narcisse is set in Canada in 1972, and its official synopsis reads as follows: "When a young man who thought his mother was dead discovers that she may still be alive, he goes on a quest to find her. His journey takes him to a remote cabin in the woods where his mother lives in exile with a mysterious young woman."
Speaking of the film, LaBruce said, "Saint-Narcisse is my biggest budgeted and most ambitious movie to date with spectacular locations, elevated cinematography and art direction. Every filmmaker should make at least one film in their career on the following subjects: twins or doppelgangers, incest, a cabin in the woods, nuns and/or monks, a motorcycle driver, lesbians living in the wild, and a sexually abusive priest.
"Saint-Narcisse has allowed me to combine all of these subjects in one film!"
Playing the twins in the film is Felix-Antoine Duval, with Saint-Narcisse also starring Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuck and Andreas Apergis.
Best Friend Forever co-founders Martin Gondre and Charles Bin described the film as "sarcastic and smart, a film that makes you laugh, gasp and then stabs you in the heart." They added, "With his unique eye and 70s B-movie aesthetic, Bruce tackles our current fascination with narcissism and self-obsession immersed in a web of sex and mystery."
A proper trailer for Saint-Narcisse is expected to arrive soon.
Following Cannes's virtual Marché du Film, Best Friend Forever will handle international sales on Saint-Narcisse, Variety reports, with Raven Banner and AZ Films releasing the film in Canada.
Saint-Narcisse is set in Canada in 1972, and its official synopsis reads as follows: "When a young man who thought his mother was dead discovers that she may still be alive, he goes on a quest to find her. His journey takes him to a remote cabin in the woods where his mother lives in exile with a mysterious young woman."
Speaking of the film, LaBruce said, "Saint-Narcisse is my biggest budgeted and most ambitious movie to date with spectacular locations, elevated cinematography and art direction. Every filmmaker should make at least one film in their career on the following subjects: twins or doppelgangers, incest, a cabin in the woods, nuns and/or monks, a motorcycle driver, lesbians living in the wild, and a sexually abusive priest.
"Saint-Narcisse has allowed me to combine all of these subjects in one film!"
Playing the twins in the film is Felix-Antoine Duval, with Saint-Narcisse also starring Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuck and Andreas Apergis.
Best Friend Forever co-founders Martin Gondre and Charles Bin described the film as "sarcastic and smart, a film that makes you laugh, gasp and then stabs you in the heart." They added, "With his unique eye and 70s B-movie aesthetic, Bruce tackles our current fascination with narcissism and self-obsession immersed in a web of sex and mystery."
A proper trailer for Saint-Narcisse is expected to arrive soon.
