105 minutes – Drama, Romance, Thriller
Festival release date: September 10, 2017 (TIFF)
Release date: April 6, 2018 (Toronto)
Canadian distributor: eOne Films
A thirty-year-old woman, troubled by her past and struggling with a dysfunctional relationship with her father, seeks sexual and emotional fulfillment through a series of failed relationships. However, her life changes when she befriends and convinces an unhappy sixteen-year-old girl to run away to her house, under the guise of a confidante who wants to help. Although the arrangement initially works, it soon becomes clear that for the young girl to stay and continue satisfying her needs, the older woman will have to employ immoral tactics. Manipulation, denial and co-dependency fuel what ultimately becomes a fractured dynamic that can only sustain itself for so long.
A Canadian production, Allure was shot in Montréal, Québec.
Luc Déry
Kim McCraw
Élaine Hébert
Jasmyrh Lemoine
Carlos Sanchez
Jason Sanchez
Carlos Sanchez
Jason Sanchez
Sara Mishara
Jesse Riviere
Elisabeth Olga Tremblay
Olivier Alary
Emmanuel Frechette
Patrick Binette
Valérie Bélègou
Evan Rachel Wood
Julia Sarah Stone
Denis O’Hare
Maxim Roy
Joe Cobden
Jonathan Shatzky
Yardly Kavanagh
Teresa Picciano
Lara Binamé
Nick Baillie
Michael Dozier
Max Laferriere
Kenny Wong
Julia Dawi
Laura Drake
Eva
William
Nancy
Benjamin
Skinny man
Office clerk #1
Office clerk #2
Waitress
Nancy’s boyfriend
Detective
Stocky Man
Guy with Laura
Swimmer #3
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