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Who by Fire

2024 2h 41m Drama List
80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews Jeff is invited by his friend Max to travel deep in the woods and stay at the isolated estate of acclaimed director Blake Cadieux. He has high expectations for the trip: Cadieux is an artist he greatly admires -- plus Aliocha, Max's older sister, with whom he is secretly in love, is also coming. The untouched and hostile forest and the director's huge cabin become the territory where the youthful search for ideals and freedom confronts the wounded egos of the adults. Read More Read Less

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Guy Lodge Variety Lesage underlines his ability to carve a semblance of a horror movie from everyday domestic drama — confirming him as a filmmaker of considerable grace and daring. Mar 25, 2024 Full Review Jordan Mintzer Hollywood Reporter All three younger actors are terrific, with the ebullient Arandi-Longpré standing out as a teenage girl who refuses to be hemmed in by the bruised male egos surrounding her. Mar 3, 2024 Full Review Alex Heeney Seventh Row With Comme le feu (Who by Fire), Québécois filmmaker Lesage continues to explore toxic masculinity, casual violence, and untrustworthy adults, but with a broader canvas. Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com For the most part, the level of characterization in Who by Fire is captivating, the jagged emotional elements of their intersecting needs and desires lighting up a surprisingly potent powder keg. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 4, 2024 Full Review Allan Hunter Screen International Increasingly melodramatic and prone to ill-advised dream sequences... Mar 3, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Jeff is invited by his friend Max to travel deep in the woods and stay at the isolated estate of acclaimed director Blake Cadieux. He has high expectations for the trip: Cadieux is an artist he greatly admires -- plus Aliocha, Max's older sister, with whom he is secretly in love, is also coming. The untouched and hostile forest and the director's huge cabin become the territory where the youthful search for ideals and freedom confronts the wounded egos of the adults.
Director
Philippe Lesage
Producer
Galilé Marion-Gauvin
Screenwriter
Philippe Lesage
Production Co
L'Unité Centrale, Shellac Sud
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (Canada)
Runtime
2h 41m