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Maelstrom (2000)  link to Maelstrom on IMDb  

Number: 2253

poster Maelstrom

IMDb Rating:
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7.1/10 (3777 votes)

Country: Canada, 87 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, French, Norwegian

Genre(s): Drama

Director(s): Denis Villeneuve

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
On the surface, twenty-five year old Bibiane Champagne has the perfect life. She is the daughter of the famed Flo Fabert. She co-owns a chain of boutiques in Quebec with her brother, Philippe. But Bibi's life is in shambles. She has just had an abortion. And the boutiques are failing because of her incompetence, which is the result of or has led to her substance abuse. It is also the result of the high expectations on her. Bibi's story is told by a fish awaiting decapitation on a butcher's block, the fish as narrator largely because of the singular and accidental encounter she has with fifty-three year old Norwegian fishmonger, Annstein Karlsen. That encounter leads to a further failed decision by Bibi and a meeting with Annstein's son, Evian Karlsen, who does not know the full extent of Bibi and his father's relationship. Bibi's time with Evian may provide some salvation to her crumbling life.

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Cast:

photo Marie-Josée Croze Marie-Josée Croze Bibiane Champagne
photo Jean-Nicolas Verreault Jean-Nicolas Verreault Evian
photo Stephanie Morgenstern Stephanie Morgenstern Claire Gunderson
photo Pierre Lebeau (voice) Pierre Lebeau (voice) The Fish
photo Marie-France Lambert Marie-France Lambert Marie-Jeanne Sirois

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1