As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valerie is the sole survivor of a mass execution where her boyfriend is killed. Years later, she’s in a close relationship with her new partner, Gabriel. At the Long Term Care Center where she works as an orderly, she befriends Jeanne, an erudite and funny woman, dealing with an important physical handicap. Mixing realism and worrying strangeness, The Laugh presents a humane exploration of the survivor’s syndrome, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.
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Cast
30 people
Léane Labrèche-Dor
Valérie
Also in
Escouade 99
Marco & Polo Go Round
Micheline Lanctôt
Jeanne
Known for
Ravenous
The Nature of Love
Alexandre Landry
Gabriel
Known for
The Fall of the American Empire
Sylvie Drapeau
La Présidente
Known for
The Night Logan Woke Up
The Barbarian Invasions
Normand Daoust
Le soldat
Also in
The Wall
Fair Sex
Sophie Clément
Alice
Also in
Catherine
Des fleurs sur la neige
Jean-Sébastien Courchesne
Samuel
Known for
Antigone
Catherine Proulx-Lemay
L'amie
Known for
It's Not Me, I Swear!
Évelyne Rompré
Directrice des RH
Known for
August 32nd on Earth
It's Not Me, I Swear!
Christine Beaulieu
Sylvie
Known for
The Nature of Love
Evelyne de la Chenelière
Florence
Known for
Café de Flore
Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi
Préposé aux bénéficiaires
Known for
The Sticky
Target Number One
Martin Laroche Director · Mathieu Laverdière Cinematographer Amélie Labrèche Editor
First release January 31, 2020 · Produced in Canada · Original title Le rire
Production
La Boîte à Fanny
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original title
Le rire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · January 31, 2020
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 23, 2020 · Premiere · Cinéfest Sudbury
September 24, 2020 · Digital · Cinéfest Sudbury
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