Exotica

– In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Fran..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
Exotica (1994)

In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's owner, Zoe. Meanwhile Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives. Gradually, connections between the traumatic pasts of these characters are revealed.

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Filming Locations:
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Release Date:

24 Mar 1995

Language:

English, Hebrew

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Atom Egoyan

Writer:

Atom Egoyan

Main Actors:

Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Don McKellar, Elias Koteas

Plot:

This psychological thriller is true to its subjects as well as being complex, dynamic, and overly dramatic. How something so long ago, seemingly trivial, years later with more significant trauma, turns repressed emotions into a dysfunctional life and distorted thinking. This is all merged into a psychological menagerie that unfolds piece by piece to perfection.

Awards:

15 wins & 10 nominations.

Production:

ARP

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%