In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's owner, Zoe. Meanwhile Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives. Gradually, connections between the traumatic pasts of these characters are revealed.
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Bruce Greenwood | Francis - Tax Auditor |
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Mia Kirshner | Christina - Stripper |
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Don McKellar | Thomas - Pet Shop Owner |
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Elias Koteas | Eric - Club's DJ |
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Arsinee Khanjian | Zoe - Club owner |
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Victor Garber | Harold - Francis' brother |
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Sarah Polley | Tracey - Harold's Daughter |
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David Hemblen | Customs Inspector |
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Calvin Green | Customs Officer |
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Jack Blum | Scalper |
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Ken McDougall | Club Doorman |
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Peter Krantz | Man in Taxi |
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Billy Merasty | Man at Opera |
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Damon D'Oliveira | David - Man at Opera |
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Maury Chaykin | Exotica Club Client |
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C.J. Lusby | Exotica Club Dancer |
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Nadine Ramkisson | Exotica Club Dancer |
Director | Atom Egoyan |
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Writer | Atom Egoyan | |
Producer | Atom Egoyan, Camelia Frieberg, Robert Lantos, David Webb | |
Musician | Mychael Danna | |
Photography | Paul Sarossy |