Exotica
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.
Drama, Mystery
Miramax Films, Alliance Entertainment, Ego Film Arts
Bruce Greenwood as Francis, Mia Kirshner as Christina, Elias Koteas as Eric, Don McKellar as Thomas, Sarah Polley as Tracey Brown, Arsinée Khanjian as Zoe, Victor Garber as Harold, David Hemblen as Inspector, Calvin Green as Customs Officer, Peter Krantz as Man in Taxi, Jack Blum as Scalper, Billy Merasty as Man at opera, Ken McDougall as Doorman, Damon D'Oliveira as Man at Opera