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Directed by | Atom Egoyan |
Written by | Atom Egoyan |
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Cinematography | Paul Sarossy |
Edited by | Susan Shipton |
Music by | Mychael Danna |
Production company | Ego Film Arts |
Distributed by | Alliance Communications Corporation |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Canada[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | CAD 2 million[2][3] |
Box office | CAD 15 million [4] |
Exotica is a 1994 Canadian film written and directed by Atom Egoyan, and starring Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Don McKellar, Arsinée Khanjian, and Elias Koteas. Set primarily in the fictional Exotica strip club in Toronto, the film concerns a father grieving over the loss of a child and his obsession with a young stripper. It was inspired by Egoyan's curiosity about the role strip clubs play in sex-obsessed societies. Exotica was filmed in Toronto in 1993.
Marketed as an erotic thriller on its release in Canada and the United States, the film proved to be a major box office success for English-language Canadian cinema, and received positive reviews. It won numerous awards, including the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and eight Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture.