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Exotica

Name: Exotica
Genre: Drama
Released: 1994-09-29
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.6

★ 6,6 /10 (398 Votes)

1994 EN 103 min

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.

Stream

Rent

Release date

29/09/1994

Votes

398

Popularity

2.9

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

Genres

Drama

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

103 min

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$4,221,036

Bruce Greenwood

Francis

Mia Kirshner

Christina

Don McKellar

Thomas

Sarah Polley

Tracey

Victor Garber

Harold

David Hemblen

Inspector

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Peter Krantz

Man in Taxi

Arsinée Khanjian

Zoe

Elias Koteas

Eric

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Calvin Green

Customs Officer

Damon D'Oliveira

Man at Opera

Jack Blum

Scalper

Billy Merasty

Man at Opera

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Ken McDougall

Doorman

Maury Chaykin

Exotica Club Client (uncredited)

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The best psychological drama I've seen in a long time. I can't even remember anything that comes close.

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**Something abstract and disconnected, not worth seeing more than once in our life.** This is one of those films that puts such a huge barrier between the audience and the screen that it seems like we're not even being taken into consideration by the producers. Despite the attempts, there is not a single sympathetic or palatable character, the script does not help and the feeling that hangs in the air is of a lack of connection and solidity in the final product that can only be explained if we think about the way the director wanted to be. abstract by force. Everything takes place around…

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