Movie
Exotica
Overview
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 female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.
Details
- Release date
- 1994-09-29
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Miramax, Alliance Films, Ego Film Arts, Téléfilm Canada, Ontario Film Development Corporation
- Country
- Canada
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Bruce Greenwood as Francis
- Mia Kirshner as Christina
- Don McKellar as Thomas
- Sarah Polley as Tracey
- Victor Garber as Harold
- David Hemblen as Inspector
- Peter Krantz as Man in Taxi
- Arsinée Khanjian as Zoe
- Elias Koteas as Eric
- Calvin Green as Customs Officer
- Damon D'Oliveira as Man at Opera
- Jack Blum as Scalper
Crew
- Atom Egoyan - Director
- Atom Egoyan - Writer
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