Ressac

Pascale Ferland : 2013
Riptide

After searching in vain for a job in the small seaside town where he was born, Édouard is forced to head off to the big city. He reluctantly leaves behind his mother-in-law Dorine, his wife Gemma and his beloved daughter Chloé. The weight of his absence is felt by all three women. Soon the news arrives of his unexplained death. Beyond the confusion, guilt and anger that accompany such an event, there is the love, hope and idealism of youth, unfulfilled desires and the dreams they share of a better future. When Gemma discovers the unusual legacy left by her late husband, she thinks she's finally found the key to happiness. But what is happiness in the eyes of others? And how do we achieve it? Loosely based on an incident in Québec's recent history, Pascale Ferland's first fiction feature conveys the harsh poetry of daily lives imbued with crushed dreams, regret and the characters' need for ideals and love. Her film premiered at Montréal World Film Festival 2013.