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Drifting States
Drifting States
6.6
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DRIFTING STATES

Les états nordiques

Directed by Denis Côté
Canada, 2005
Drama

Synopsis

Christian has committed a crime, a crime of compassion. A troubled soul, he must now flee not only the law, but the deep ethical consequences of his act. The path he sets upon leads him to where all roads end: a small community by the name of Radisson…

Synopsis

Christian has committed a crime, a crime of compassion. A troubled soul, he must now flee not only the law, but the deep ethical consequences of his act. The path he sets upon leads him to where all roads end: a small community by the name of Radisson…

Our take

This touching story about a man irrevocably drifting between fiction and reality marks the feature debut of acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Denis Côté. Shot in a documentary style on an impressively shoestring budget, Drifting States captures the steady tempo of a life in flux.