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Exotica<br />
1994 | Canada | English | Colour | 103 minutes<br />
Director Atom Egoyan<br />
Producer Atom Egoyan,<br />
Camelia Frieberg<br />
Screenplay Atom Egoyan<br />
Cinematographer Paul Sarossy<br />
Editor Susan Shipton<br />
Cast Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Don McKellar, Arsinée Khanjian,<br />
Elias Koteas<br />
In the upscale Canadian strip club Exotica, Christina (Mia<br />
Kirshner) is the most popular dancer, and she’s visited nightly<br />
by the obsessive Francis (Bruce Greenwood), a depressed tax<br />
auditor. Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend, the club’s MC, Eric (Elias<br />
Koreas), still jealously pines for her, even as he introduces her<br />
onstage. Eric is having his own relationship problems with<br />
the club’s owner, Zoe (Arsinée Khanjian), who is intent on<br />
becoming pregnant with his child.<br />
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