Stéphane Hogue

Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.

One autumn day, Germain and his son Mathieu visit their old family home where, twenty years before, a tragedy turned their lives upside down. What happened? Why are they returning to a place that has been abandoned all these years? The pieces of their story come together when Germain comes face to face with Nadeau, the former neighbor who has just been released from prison.

22-year-old Jen is convinced that her 14-year-old sister Noémie did not commit suicide. Determined to solve the mystery surrounding her sister's disappearance, Jen returns to her remote hometown, accompanied by a retired police detective.