13 Oct 1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
The Dishwasher
Montreal, Winter 2002. Stéphane, 19 years old, fan of Metal, student in graphic design, dreams of becoming an illustrator. But for months he has been caught in a threatening spiral: he is addicted to games. Indebted, without an apartment, avoiding his friends to whom he owes money, Stéphane takes a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant in a major Italian restaurant in Montreal in order to get by. There, he will meet Bébert, a cook who burns the candle at both ends, and Greg, a waiter with disreputable actions. Will Stéphane make it through this new job or will he fall into a downward spiral of bad choices?
Top Billed Cast
Henri Picard Stéphane
Charles-Aubey Houde Bébert
Joan Hart Bonnie
Maxime de Cotret Greg
Fayolle Jean Jr Renaud
Robin L'Houmeau Jonathan
Marie-Ève Beauregard Sarah
Zachary Evrard Nick
Gabrielle Côté Séverine
Jade Charbonneau Marie-Lou
Guillaume Laurin Malik
Anthony Therrien Will
Julien Leclerc Alex
Stéphan Allard Stéphane's father
Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard Rémi
Luka Limoges Carl
Emmanuel Schwartz Benjamin
Madani Tall Vincent
Marc-André Grondin Narrator (voice)
Élysabeth Sicard Stripper
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