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Hunting Daze
Canada 2024
produced by Maria Gracia Turgeon, Annick Blanc, Pierre Even (executive) for Midi la Nuit
directed by Annick Blanc
starring Nahéma Ricci, Bruno Marcil, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi, Marc Beaupré, Alexandre Landry, Maxime Genois, Noubi Ndiaye, Mattis Savard-Verhoeven, Lou Thompson, Alexia Roc
written by Annick Blanc, music by Peter Venne
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Stripper Nina (Nahéma Ricci) finds herself down on her luck stranded
in the middle of nowhere, so in her despair she calls Kevin (Frédéric
Millaire-Zouvi), a fleeting acquaintance she knows through her job, and
she begs him to pick her up - which he does, but at first he's rather
clueless what to do with her as he's headed for a hunting trips with his
friends Philippe (Marc Beaupré), LP (Alexandre Landry), Claude (Maxime
Genois) and the leader of the pack Bernard (Bruno Marcil). Initially these
men are less than happy to have a girl in their midst, but Nina, pretty
and frail as she might seem, is really a tomboy at heart, and after a
slightly humiliating "initiation", she proves herself to be a
worthy addition to the party, as she proves herself to be a natural when
it comes to hunting, drinks beer like a seasoned pro and isn't easily
offended. So the men accept her as one of theirs. Enter another newcomer,
Dudos (Noubi Ndiaye), whom our party of white men have more problems to
accept as he's black. But ultimately he's accepted into the party after a
pretty humiliating initiation. Then though, while drinking that night LP
accidently fires a shot and hits Dudos in the shoulder. But to Nina's
shock, the men are unwilling to drive him to the next hospital, not
wanting to be implicated in the accident. And as Dudos lies bleeding,
tensions quickly mount ...
Even though nothing of great consequence is actually happening
until about halfway through the movie, the film is pretty much permeated
by menace thanks to the film's rather unique perspective on what's
actually seen as male rituals, from gun worship and huntmanship to heavy
drinking and constant games of alpha dog. As a result, this film is at
times (intentionally) pretty uncomfortable, even before Dudos is shot, but
all the more effective for it. And thanks to a strong cast and a properly
atmospheric directorial effort, this has actually turned out to be pretty
cool if not exactly light entertainment.
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