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Babysitter (2022)

27/04/2022 (CA)Comedy1h 28m
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After a sexist joke goes viral, Cédric loses his job and embarks on a therapeutic journey to free himself from sexism and misogyny. He and his girlfriend hire a mysterious and liberated babysitter to help shake things up.

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    1. Patrick Hivon

      Patrick Hivon

      Cédric

    2. Monia Chokri

      Monia Chokri

      Nadine

    3. Nadia Tereszkiewicz

      Nadia Tereszkiewicz

      Amy

    4. Steve Laplante

      Steve Laplante

      Jean-Michel

    5. Hubert Proulx

      Hubert Proulx

      Tessier

    6. Stéphane Moukarzel

      Stéphane Moukarzel

      Carlos

    7. Nathalie Breuer

      Nathalie Breuer

      Brigitte

    8. Patrice Dubois

      Patrice Dubois

      Christian

    9. Ève Duranceau

      Ève Duranceau

      Chantal Tremblay

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    A review by badelf

    9.0
    Written by badelf on Aug 23, 2022

    This film is what happens when Avant Garde and French farce with a mission meets Magic Surrealism. Babysitter opens with a completely frenetic energy that only eases later in those moments of self-reflection, for both ourselves and Nadine (played by Monia Chokri, the director). In between the wacky opening and the thought-provoking third act, the film is mostly farcical, high-speed comedy. The actors all do a great job. Babysitter is an AK-47 assault weapon with dead-on aim at misogyny, toxic masculinity, and all things male of the hidden insecurities variety type. Given it's style and s...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageFrench

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    Keywords

    • marriage crisis
    • babysitter
    • dream girl
    • misogyny
    • mothering
    • postpartum depression