Mathieu Cyr

On the eve of a third lockdown triggered by an unbearable heatwave, Marie, a police officer, sees her life turned upside down when an unexpected accusation disrupts her daily routine. Torn between her professional duties and an insurmountable personal dilemma, Marie must confront truths that could destroy everything.

Gaspésie, early 1990s. Claire’s Parents, Jenny and Walter, are in obvious despair. Months after their breakup, her mom’s trying to pull away from her ex, but he refuses to let go. As Claire is spending the week end with him, Walter goes out to the village’s motel bar. When she sees that it’s getting late and that her father is still not home, Claire then decides to fallow a rabbit trail in search for him.

After a ten-year voluntary exile in Paris, Anna Brodeur returns to Quebec in exceptional circumstances. Her return causes a tidal wave among her loved ones. Neither her mother Monique, who had almost forgotten the existence of her only daughter, nor her best friend Patrick, director of a public relations agency, nor her ex, Antoine, knew where she was hiding. After all these years of silence, Anna discovers that reconnecting with her somewhat twisted entourage and rebuilding her life is not as simple as she had hoped.

Clovis, a talented and ambitious young chef, opens his restaurant with help from Ben, his fiery sous-chef and best friend, Manon, his passionate sommelier and lover, and Zoé, his 18-year-old daughter he’s never looked after before.

After completing rehab, Chuck—a disgraced TV presenter—discovers he has a son who is also an addict and spiraling toward self-destruction. Chuck scours the underbelly of Quebec City to find him, putting his own sobriety at risk in the process.