choose a the film to start the perspective canada series for the 1999 toronto film festival and the five sens explore numerous life in turmoil that be also intertwine in many way . shot in toronto and the story revolve around the disappearance of a little girl and how it affect the life of those who know her and those who feel responsible . more predominantly though and i believe it be about the bond that be forge from one person to another in a variety of relationship and the strain that can test them . from friend old and new and parent to child and employer to employee and client to vendor and lover past and present . all of these association undergo a transformation of some kind in this film . the film be beautifully shot with interesting set ups but be not edit evenly throughout the feature . scene with molly parker and mary louise parker be tightly edit and execute nicely and while some other scene just seem to be draw out a bit too much and the pace be a slow one and with numerous subplots that attempt to liven the drama . but for art sake and support of canadian filmmaking and i would prefer not to draw negative attention to this film . there be some very moving scene and excellent performance and but at the same time and i be not sure i can recommend this one to just anyone .