TOM AT THE FARM (TOM A LA FERME)

Sun 10 Aug 6:30pm | Event Cinemas George St
Fri 15 Aug 9pm | Golden Age Cinema & Bar 

DIR XAVIER DOLAN | CANADA, 2013, 102 MIN, FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES | WITH XAVIER DOLAN, PIERRE-YVES CARDINAL, LISE ROY

After the death of his lover Guillaume, Tom travels to rural Quebec for the funeral, to stay with the grieving family. Upon his arrival it is clear the mother was unaware of her son’s sexual orientation, while the imposing older brother Francis bullies Tom to keep quiet. Tom and Francis begin a perilous game of suppressed desire and physical intimidation in this complex psychological thriller which owes much to Hitchcock. Tom and Francis begin a perilous game of suppressed desire and intimidation in this Hitchcockian psychological chiller. In Xavier Dolan’s rural noir, romance, repression and violence make thrilling bedfellows.

"It’s taut, creepy, compelling and sexy." - Time Out London

"Under the guise—the very efficient guise—of a psychological thriller lies another more intimate, poignant piece on love and mourning. It is this unusual mix of spine-tingling and heart-wrenching that leaves such an enduring mark." - Film Comment

FESTIVALS: VENICE, LONDON, SYDNEY 2014