Vic + Flo Saw a Bear

Synopsis

Out on conditional release, Victoria settles in the old family sugar shack, away from the bustle of the city. Her well-intentioned brother gives her the use of the premises, still inhabited by their elderly bedridden and mute uncle. Victoria is soon joined by her beloved Florence, a French woman 20 years her junior, whom she met in prison.

Every couple of days, Guillaume, a zealous young parole officer, comes to check on Victoria’s progress. However, his visits make Florence suspicious and he gets drawn into Vic and Flo's relationship drama.

  Canadian Connection: Filmed in Quebec. Director Denis Côté was born in New Brunswick. Most of the cast is Canadian.

Cast

Pierrette Robitaille, Romane Bohringer, Marc-André Grondin, Marie Brassard, Olivier Aubin, Pier-Luc Funk, Georges Molnar, Ramon Cespedes, Guy Thauvette, Raoul Fortier-Mercier