Solo (2023)

Directed by

Sophie Dupuis

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

15

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young drag queen in Montreal falls into a turbulent romance while dealing with the sudden return of his long-absent mother. He tries to balance his new love with the painful reunion.

passionatecomplicatedemotionalintimatemelancholicbittersweetglamorousvulnerabletender

What happens

Solo is a 2023 Canadian romantic drama film, written and directed by Sophie Dupuis. The film stars Théodore Pellerin as Simon, a young emerging drag queen in Montreal who is drawn into a passionate but complicated romance with Olivier (Félix Maritaud), while simultaneously navigating a reunion with his estranged mother Claire (Anne-Marie Cadieux), whom he has not seen since she left Canada 15 years earlier to pursue her career as an opera singer. The film's cast also includes Jean Marchand, Vlad Alexis, Tommy Joubert, Alice Moreault and Marc-André Leclair. Its soundtrack includes music by ABBA, Chaka Khan, Marie Davidson, CRi, Donna Summer, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Alma Faye Brooks, Filippin & Runah, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Mitsou. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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