Chaos and Desire

Aug 22, 2002

1h 55m

★ 5.1

Overview

Suspecting that the cecassion of the tides may indicate an impending earthquake, Seismologist Alice arrives in her hometown of Baie-Comeau, Quebec to commence her investigation. Soon confronted by numerous figures from her past, the unusual weather and inexplicable behavior of the citizens lead Alice to believe that something beyond her comprehension is occurring to her old hometown...

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Production Companies

EuropaCorp

Max Films

Chaos and Desire Trailers

Cast

Alice Bradley

Pascale Bussières

Catherine Rolland

Julie Gayet

Marc Vandal

Jean-Nicolas Verreault

Colette Lasalle

Geneviève Bujold

Michel

Norman Helms

Simon Deslandes

Vincent Bilodeau

L'éditeur

Gabriel Arcand

Hanspeter

Jean-Pierre Ronfard

Hijikata

Stephen Chang

Mori

Peter Kosaka

Yoko

Tsuyu Shimizu

Réal

Luc Proulx

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