Exotica Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Atom Egoyan
Genres: Drama
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The action in Canadian provocateur Atom_Egoyan's cryptic Exotica revolves largely around the strip club, which lends the film its name, a faux-tropical hothouse where young female dancers cater to their customers' sexual and psychological needs. Among the regulars is Francis (Bruce_Greenwood), a troubled taxman haunted by Christina, a young stripper played by Mia_Kirshner. As the film hypnotically unfolds, their relationship is slowly explored, the narrative dovetailing with the stories of a gay pet shop owner (Don McKellar), the Exotica's pregnant owner (Arsinee_Khanjian), and its embittered DJ (Elias_Koteas). Like all of Egoyan's films, Exotica is a riddle, its answers only fostering more questions. The director's recurring themes of family breakdowns, voyeurism and obsession are all in the mix here as well, but essayed with a new clarity of vision and intensity. Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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