Overview
As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valerie is the sole survivor of a mass execution where her boyfriend is killed. Years later, she’s in a close relationship with her new partner, Gabriel. At the Long Term Care Center where she works as an orderly, she befriends Jeanne, an erudite and funny woman, dealing with an important physical handicap. Mixing realism and worrying strangeness, The Laugh presents a humane exploration of the survivor’s syndrome, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.
Cast
- Léane Labrèche-Dor as Valérie
- Micheline Lanctôt as Jeanne
- Alexandre Landry as Gabriel
- Sylvie Drapeau as La Présidente
- Normand Daoust as Le soldat
- Sophie Clément as Alice
- Jean-Sébastien Courchesne as Samuel
- Catherine Proulx-Lemay as L'amie
- Évelyne Rompré as Directrice des RH
- Christine Beaulieu as Sylvie