Laughter
124 mins
As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valerie is the sole survivor of a mass execution where her boyfriend is killed. Years later, she’s in a close relationship with her new partner, Gabriel. At the Long Term Care Center where she works as an orderly, she befriends Jeanne, an erudite and funny woman, dealing with an important physical handicap. Mixing realism and worrying strangeness, The Laugh presents a humane exploration of the survivor’s syndrome, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.
Sylvain Poirier
Homme qui prie
Rebecca Miville-Deschênes
Jeune fille
Catherine Hughes
Préposée aux bénéficiaires
Jade Tessier
Adolescente à la fosse
Jean-Marie Montbarbut
Homme à la montre
Pénéloppe Deraîche-Dallaire
Mère décédée
Émilie-Rose Laplante
Adolescente à la fosse
Hervé Simba
Préposé aux bénéficiaires
Jean-François Sauvé
Sound
Yann Cleary
Sound
Mathieu Laverdière
Director of Photography
Virginie Brunelle
Choreographer
Josianne Cournoyer
Makeup & Hair
Marie-Hélène Lavoie
Production Designer
Luc Boudrias
Sound
Fanny-Laure Malo
Producer
François Trudel
Visual Effects Supervisor