Upon discovering a young orphaned girl, a caring monster decides to raise the child as his own.
Martin Dubreuil, Arlette Dubreuil, Éléonore Loiselle, Marie-France Marcotte
Canada
2024
No Dialogue
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Credits & Director
Producer
Daniel Duranleau
Screenwriter
Daniel Duranleau
Cinematography
Simran Dewan, Glauco Bermudez
Editor
François Larochelle
Production Design
Justin Lalancette
Original Music
Abèle Kildir
Daniel Duranleau
Daniel Duranleau is a Canadian filmmaker who has been active on the Quebec film scene for over 15 years. A great defender of the poetic value of movies, he shapes his cinema with fantastical imagery in order to tackle themes that are dear to him: the human psyche, family relationships, and power dynamics. Following his short film Mizbrük (2015), Winkie is the second installment of an anticipated trilogy of films about monsters.
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