After escaping unscathed from a car accident, photo model Simone decides that having a baby is the only way to give her vacant life some meaning. She asks her best friend Philippe to get her pregnant, and he reluctantly agrees, on the condition that they conceive somewhere in a desert. So they leave Montréal on a 24-hour round-trip to Salt Lake City to find a suitable spot. „Charming and intriguing tale of undeclared love, full of haunting set pieces that stayed in my mind for hours afterwards.“ (The Guardian)
In Denis Villeneuve's feature film debut, a young model narrowly escapes death and endeavors to give her life new meaning by becoming a mother.
After escaping unscathed from a car accident, photo model Simone decides that having a baby is the only way to give her vacant life some meaning.
She asks her best friend Philippe to get her pregnant, and he reluctantly agrees, on the condition that they conceive somewhere in a desert. So they leave Montréal on a 24-hour round-trip to Salt Lake City to find a suitable spot.
„Charming and intriguing tale of undeclared love, full of haunting set pieces that stayed in my mind for hours afterwards.“ (The Guardian)