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Tom at the Farm (2013)

Tom at the Farm poster
Original title
Tom à la ferme
Directed by
Xavier Dolan
Genre
drama film, thriller film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
France, Canada
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 861 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A young man from Montreal travels to a remote farm for his boyfriend's funeral. He must hide their relationship from the grieving mother while dealing with the deceased's aggressive and domineering brother.

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What happens

Tom at the Farm (French: Tom à la ferme) is a 2013 psychological thriller film directed by and starring Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the play of the same name by Michel Marc Bouchard, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dolan. It also stars Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Lise Roy, Evelyne Brochu, Manuel Tadros, Jacques Lavallée and Anne Caron. The plot follows Tom (Dolan), a young man from Montreal who travels to the Quebec countryside for his boyfriend's funeral. There, he meets his mother (Roy), who is unaware of her deceased son's sexual orientation, and his aggressive brother (Cardinal) who insists that Tom hide their relationship from his grieving mother. A co-production between Canada and France, Tom at the Farm had its world premiere on 2 September 2013 in the main competition section of the 70th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. The film was released theatrically in Canada on 28 March 2014 and in France on 16 April 2014. It was nominated for eight Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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