Exotica
“In a world of temptation, obsession is the deadliest desire.”
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.
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Cast
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Bruce Greenwood
Francis
Known for
The Resident
Star Trek Into Darkness
Mia Kirshner
Christina
Known for
The L Word
Defiance
Don McKellar
Thomas
Known for
eXistenZ
Crimes of the Future
Sarah Polley
Tracey
Known for
Dawn of the Dead
Mr. Nobody
Victor Garber
Harold
Known for
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Sicario
David Hemblen
Inspector
Known for
Yin Yang Yo!
Earth: Final Conflict
Peter Krantz
Man in Taxi
Also in
Speaking Parts
The Ref
Arsinée Khanjian
Zoe
Known for
The Captive
Fat Girl
Elias Koteas
Eric
Known for
Chicago P.D.
Zodiac
Calvin Green
Customs Officer
Also in
Zombie Strippers!
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Damon D'Oliveira
Man at Opera
Known for
Short Circuit 2
Glitter
Jack Blum
Scalper
Known for
Happy Birthday to Me
Meatballs
Atom Egoyan Director · Mychael Danna Composer Paul Sarossy Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4.2M · Budget $2M · United States release March 3, 1995
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,221,036
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Alliance Films
Production
Ego Film Arts
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
Ontario Film Development Corporation
Production
Miramax
Studio · Production
Alliance Entertainment
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hebrew
Release dates
France · May 16, 1994
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Canada · September 29, 1994
Limited theatrical · Toronto, Ontario
United States · March 3, 1995
Theatrical
United States
September 24, 1994 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Canada
September 10, 1994 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
September 28, 1995 · Theatrical
France
November 30, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
January 5, 1995 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 27, 1995 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 29, 1995 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 9, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 28, 1995 · Theatrical
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