The Ruse
Johanne Prégent / 2023 / 11 min. / Canada / FRENCH / ENGLISH SUBS
Synopsis
Clara, 14-year-old, eats her lunch every day hidden away in the school bathroom. In the eyes of her peers, she’s a bitch. She has suffered their bullying, but now knows how to avoid her tormentors, although her school life remains troubled and dysfunctional. When 12-year-old Felix stumbles into HER room looking for a place to hide, the hunted teens find themselves in forced isolation. Forced to spend time together, their resistance gives way to complicity, and when Felix’s attackers find their hideout, the pair have to think quick to elaborate a plan. In a brave mix of improvisation, sincerity and sensitivity, they make up a strategy to change their fates.
Cast & Crew
Screenplay: Katherine Dupont
Cinematographer: Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky
Editor: René Caron
Sound: Normand Lapierre
Sound mix: Robin C
Sound editor: Robin C
Music: Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux
Cast: Leevia Elliott Robinson et Eliott Desjardins Gauthier
Production: PVP MEDIA INC ET MICHEL GAUTHIER PRODUCTIONS INC
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Biography
Since her first film in 1987, Johanne Prégent has directed numerous projects for the big screen and television, including Les Orphelins de Duplessis, Les grands Procès, Les Intrépides and Scoop. Her films have won numerous awards in Quebec and abroad. She teaches directing, cinematographic writing and character creation at L’inis, and is a screenwriting advisor and scriptwriter-editor on numerous film projects and TV series.
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