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Exotica is a 1994 Canadian drama film written, directed, and produced by Atom Egoyan. The cast includes Mia Kirshner, Elias Koteas, Sarah Polley, and Victor Garber. Paul Sarossy served as the director of photography, with Susan Shipton editing the film and Mychael Danna composing the score. The production companies involved were Miramax, Alliance Films, Ego Film Arts, Téléfilm Canada, and the Ontario Film Development Corporation.
The film was filmed in Toronto, which also serves as the narrative location. It has a runtime of 103 minutes and was originally released in English. Distribution was handled by Miramax and Netflix, with the film available via video on demand. The production had a budget of 2,000,000 and generated a box office revenue of 4,221,036.
Exotica received an Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture. Review scores include 97%, an 8.3 out of 10, and 72 out of 100. The film is associated with keywords such as eroticism, striptease, nightclub, pet shop, and trauma.
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6.6In 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.
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
Themes
- eroticism
- striptease
- nightclub
- pet shop
- trauma
- strip club
- unhappiness
- dancing girls
- drama
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Atom Egoyan
- Screenwriter
- Atom Egoyan
- Cast member
- Don McKellar
- Composer
- Mychael Danna
- Producer
- Atom Egoyan
- Production company
- Miramax
- Cinematographer
- Paul Sarossy
- Narrative location
- Toronto
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 271465
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1994-09-23
- film editor
- Susan Shipton
- title
- Exotica
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 72/100
- capital cost
- 2000000
- box office
- 4221036
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