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Wetlands (2011)

Wetlands poster
Original title
Marécages
Directed by
Guy Édoin
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family living on a remote farm in Quebec struggles with strained relationships and hidden desires. The film follows a teenage boy as he navigates his emerging sexuality and the secrets that threaten to tear his household apart.

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What happens

Wetlands (French: Marécages) is a 2011 Canadian film from Quebec written and directed by Guy Édoin and starring Pascale Bussières, Gabriel Maillé, Luc Picard and François Papineau. It had its Canadian premier at the Toronto International Film Festival and its Quebec premier at the Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (FCVQ). Theatrical release was on October 14, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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