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.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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