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Paul

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Paul suffers from depression and social anxiety. He leads a solitary and routine-bound life at home. As a big fan of Alice in Wonderland, he’s always thinking up new ways to make his world brighter and artful. One solution he finds is to seek safety and security by doing housework for dominant women. Breaking out of his angst-ridden routine, Paul becomes the deeply submissive Cleaning Simp Paul.

Critics Reviews

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David Katz IndieWire Feb 19
B+
It’s all just so wonderfully Québécois and alt-Montréal: the empowerment of letting your freak flag fly at full mast. Go to Full Review Nicolás Medina Peliplat Dec 4
8/10
"There is a hidden richness in Paul, and that is the idea that cinema is a saviour." [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Pat Mullen POV Magazine May 8
This offbeat portrait reminds audiences never to yuck someone else’s yum. If anything, it’s a lesson in inventive home remedies. Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film Apr 25
4/5
In what is probably Côté's most straightforwardly observational film to date, the fictions come baked in Go to Full Review Andrew Parker The Gate Apr 22
9/10
While there’s unquestionably a sexual element to Paul, the film is uniquely inspiring in its tenderness and willingness to showcase BDSM adjacent lifestyles as healing, consensual, and therapeutic. Go to Full Review Allan Hunter Screen International Feb 19
It remains engaging and offers a persuasive testimony to the sense of empowerment that can come from the unlikeliest of places. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Denis Côté

Director

Vincent Biron

Writer

François Messier-Rheault

Writer

Hany Ouichou

Producer

Karine Bélanger

Producer

Denis Côté

Screenwriter
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Movie Info

Synopsis Paul suffers from depression and social anxiety. He leads a solitary and routine-bound life at home. As a big fan of Alice in Wonderland, he’s always thinking up new ways to make his world brighter and artful. One solution he finds is to seek safety and security by doing housework for dominant women. Breaking out of his angst-ridden routine, Paul becomes the deeply submissive Cleaning Simp Paul.
Director
Denis Côté
Producer
Hany Ouichou, Karine Bélanger, Denis Côté
Screenwriter
Vincent Biron, François Messier-Rheault, Denis Côté
Production Co
Coop Vidéo
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 27m