Mira (Larissa Corriveau) works for a mysterious organization that facilitates euthanasia requests, led by her charismatic, hedonistic boss Ludo (Philippe Rebbot). Traveling from client to client in a world where death has quietly become a business, she is silent and seemingly impervious to the weight of her work. However, after crossing paths with the free-spirited Pierric (Xavier Bergeron), she begins questioning her purpose.
Moving fluidly between sci-fi parable, conspiracy thriller, and surreal comedy, Denis Côté’s Nobody’s Violence is an unpredictable, atmospheric tale anchored by a remarkable performance from Corriveau. Côté embraces the film’s restless energy, creating a world both eerie and playful and filled with unexpected shifts in tone that keep the viewer constantly off balance. Corriveau is compelling as Mira, bringing an enigmatic intensity to a character whose emotional awakening unfolds through subtle shifts in her demeanor. Bold, daring, and unmistakably Côté, Nobody’s Violence is another fascinating entry in the filmmaker’s singular body of work.
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Larissa Corriveau, Philippe Rebbot, Xavier Bergeron, Gabrielle Lazure, Pierrette Robitaille, Eve Pressault
Canada
2026
In French with English subtitles
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Producer
Guillaume Vasseur, Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
Screenwriter
Denis Côté
Cinematography
Vincent Biron
Editor
Terence Chotard
Original Music
Christopher White
Art Director
Marie-Pier Fortier
Denis Côté
Denis Côté, born 1973 in New Brunswick, was a short-film director, journalist, and film critic before directing his first feature, Drifting States, in 2005. His award-winning films explore themes of solitude and alienation, often through eccentric characters. Curling (2010) won honours at the 63rd Locarno Film Festival and Vic+Flo Saw a Bear (2013) won the Silver Bear for Innovation at the 63rd Berlinale. Highlighted in more than 40 retrospectives worldwide, he was recognized with the Prix Albert-Tessier in 2024, the highest honor in cinema awarded by the Government of Quebec. Nobody’s Violence (2026) is his 17th feature film.
Filmography: That Kind of Summer (2022); Mademoiselle Kenopsia (2023); Paul (2025)
Photo by Vincent Biron
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