What We Have
| What We Have | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maxime Desmons |
| Produced by |
Maxime Desmons Damon D'Oliveira Sally Karam |
| Written by | Maxime Desmons |
| Starring |
Maxime Desmons Roberta Maxwell Alex Ozerov Kristen Thomson |
| Music by | Elizabeth Dehler |
| Cinematography | Daniel Grant |
| Edited by | Kye Meechan |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language |
English French |
What We Have (French: Ce qu'on a) is a Canadian drama film, written and directed by Maxime Desmons.[1] It was the first feature film ever made under Telefilm Canada's new microbudget funding program.[1]
The film stars Desmons as Maurice Lesmers, a gay French expatriate living in North Bay, Ontario who takes a job tutoring Allan, a high school student, in French while auditioning for a stage production of Molière's The Miser.[2] Drawn to protect and defend Allan from the bullying that he faces at school for being gay, their student-teacher relationship is soon complicated when Allan falls in love with Maurice, in turn triggering Maurice's own repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse.[2]
The film had its theatrical premiere in 2014 at the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,[3] but wider release was delayed until 2015 due to producer Damon D'Oliveira's commitments to the promotion of the television miniseries The Book of Negroes.
References
- 1 2 "Roberta Maxwell, Alex Ozerov Board Maxime Desmons' 'What We Have'". The Hollywood Reporter, June 3, 2013.
- 1 2 "Plus ça change: abuse and attraction in North Bay, ON". Daily Xtra, August 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Sudbury's Cinefest to offer diverse lineup". Sudbury Star, August 20, 2014.