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Exotica (1994)

Exotica (1994)

Drama

In a world of temptation, obsession is the deadliest desire.

Release Date: 1994, September 29
Directors: Atom Egoyan
Countries: Canada
Production: Ego Film Arts, Alliance Films, Téléfilm Canada, Ontario Film Development Corporation
Cast: Elias Koteas, Victor Garber, Bruce Greenwood, Billy Merasty, Sarah Polley, Don McKellar, Maury Chaykin, Arsinée Khanjian, Mia Kirshner, David Hemblen, Peter Krantz, Calvin Green

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.

Keywords:

eroticism nightclub trauma strip club drama striptease dancing girls pet shop unhappiness