Storyline
When Gérard finds a dead raccoon in his front yard, the old man becomes strangely distressed, shaken by thoughts of his own demise. Jocelyne watches the despair of her husband grow along with his obsession with the animal’s body, and his anguish takes root in her own mind. After a night of torment, they decide to go and bury the raccoon on the land where their house once stood in Joutel, a former mining town deserted since 1998. When they get there, the boreal forest is creeping in on the ruins of her former house, plunging Jocelyne into a deep nostalgia. Here, after a morbid picnic marking the raccoon’s burial, the couple meets a mystical being who leads them to make peace with their inner demons.
Cast & Crew
Marie Tifo
Jocelyne
Lead
Pierre Curzi
Gérard
PJ
Peter James
The Stranger
What People Are Saying
0.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alexa-Jeanne Dubé's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Joutel is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
