Detour

(Canada, 95 mins)

PROD: Marcel Giroux, Sam Grana, Christian Larouche
SCR: Sylvain Guy
CAM: Nathalie Moliavko-Visotsky
ED: Jean-François Bergeron
MUS: Martin Pinsonnault
Cast: Luc Picard, Isabelle Guérard, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Suzanne Champagne, Sylvie Boucher, Louison Danis

This film is in competition for the Canwest Award for Best Canadian Feature Film

Leo Huff's life is straightforward and straight-laced: he's a reserved and timid secretary, married for 22 years, and living in the same house in the suburbs. His company is promoting a project to put a big water park at Bic, a beautiful slice of paradise on the lower St-Laurence near Rimouski. When the opportunity arises to represent the development project at a public consultation, and none of the actual engineers are available, Leo is sent along, nervous but excited.

Arriving in the small town, Leo meets damsel in distress Lou, falls in love, and decides to help her at all costs. And what costs! Winning her heart seems to be less of a challenge than winning her freedom from her jealous and violent boyfriend Roch (played with chilling intensity by Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge). Oh, and his tourist attraction? Well, the erstwhile residents of Bic suggest that it be anywhere but their backyard. Director Sylvain Guy delivers a gripping film of lust, suspense, and humour. Having written the screenplay for Monica La Mitraille and written and directed The List, Guy has the tools to keep an audience riveted. Luc Picard as Leo and Isabelle Guérard as Lou have an unlikely chemistry that is as electrifying as it is toxic.

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