Fifteen years after a psychotic event on the South China Sea flipped his life upside down, Alex, a sensitive, refined and schizophrenic man is at a crossroads. His grand-mother and confidante, who would like to die with peace of mind, insists that he tries to find a girlfriend. His encounter with a young psychotic woman gives birth to an ardently passionate relationship, making him slowly drift away from his usual emotional boundaries. While the South China Sea’s troubled waters well up in his mind, he gradually isolates himself, in danger of being swallowed by paranoia’s unfathomable abyss. An intimate odyssey, at once troubling and sublime.
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Pedro Pires Director
First release September 15, 2019 · Produced in Canada · Original title Alexandre le fou
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Canada
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Original title
Alexandre le fou
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · September 15, 2019
Premiere · Quebec City Film Festival
Canada · September 20, 2019
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Russia
August 22, 2020 · Premiere · Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer
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