''Between Them'' () is a 2021 Canadian romantic comedy film, written and directed by

Noël Mitrani Noël Mitrani (born 11 November 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian-born French film director, producer and screenwriter."Noël Mitrani en montage"
''Films du Québec'', September 22, 2020. The film premiered in the United States at the

Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival The Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is a movie screening event that takes place each October in Tampa, Florida. The primary venue is the Tampa Theatre, but several other cinemas in or near the downtown area and in St. Petersburg si ...

on October 3, 2021.

Plot

A brilliant professor of Russian origin, Dimitri, is obsessed and convinced that his wife Lucie is cheating on him with her coworker, Horster. He hires a female private detective Valérie to follow her. Soon after, the detective develops a strong attraction to her target. Not long into the investigation, Valérie discovers that Horster is gay. Instead of closing the case, she led Dimitri on, wanting to get closer to Lucie for herself. Valérie forces a local drug dealer to steal Lucie's phone, intending to return it herself. Lucie brings her niece to meet with Valérie to reclaim her phone, but Valérie claims to forget about bringing it and they plan to meet again the next day. The next day, Lucie sends her niece and Valérie tells her that she is a photographer and would like to photograph her aunt. Valérie poses as "Beatrice" and meets Lucie again who eventually agrees to be photographed, and they have a picnic date which ends in sex. Valérie continues to contact Dimitri about the investigation. While Valérie and Lucie are having sex at Lucie's sister's home, they are visited by Dimitri, causing them to end their tryst. After one last sex, Valérie ends her affair, with Lucie revealing to know Valérie's true identity. Valérie discuss the investigation with Dimitri at her office and reveals to him that Horster is gay, which convinces him that his wife is faithful. After Dimitri left, Valérie gets a surprise visit from Lucie, hinting their affair continues.

Cast

* Veronika Leclerc Strickland as Valérie Cochelin-Bouchard * Mélanie Elliott as Lucie Corel * Vitali Makarov as Dimitri Corel * Daniel Murphy as William Horster * Elliott Mitrani as the young dealer *

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as the follower in the street * Natacha Mitrani as Pauline

Awards

The film received a Special Jury mention at the Crossing the Screen Film Festival in 2022.

References

External links

* 2021 films 2021 romantic comedy films 2021 LGBTQ-related films Canadian romantic comedy films Canadian LGBTQ-related films Films directed by Noël Mitrani Lesbian-related films LGBTQ-related romantic comedy films French-language Canadian films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub