The Acrobat (2020)
L'acrobate
In an ever-expanding but nondescript North American city, Christophe, a middle-aged businessman, unexpectedly encounters Micha, a Russian acrobat recovering from an injury, while house-hunting. An instant attraction is quickly consummated and they embark on a torrid affair that helps each of them cope with their respective trials. A provocative, poignant drama about intimacy in an age of anonymity.
- Date of release
- 2020-02-07
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (27)
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Rodrigue Jean
Casting
- Sébastien Ricard — Christophe
- Yury Paulau — Micha
- Victor Fomine — Louis
- Lise Roy — Éva
- Chloé Germentier — Tracy Ling
- Dominick Rustam-Chartrand — Pizza Delivery Man
- Sébastien Gauthier — Circus Manager
- François Mercure — Delivery Man 1
- Charles-Aubey Houde — Delivery Man 2
- Papedame Diongue — Night Security Guard
- Amine Farhat — Day Security Guard
- Célien Pinon — Trapeze Artist
Interesting facts
The Acrobat is a Canadian erotic art film, directed by Rodrigue Jean and released in 2019. The film centres on Christophe and Micha, two men who meet in an unoccupied unit in a high-rise construction project in Montreal during a snowstorm and begin an anonymous and passionate love affair in which they regularly meet back at the same unit to engage in ritualized sadomasochistic sexual acts.
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