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SOCIÉTÉ DISTINCTE

At the intersection of psycholo- viction that the answer to every-
gical drama and science fiction, thing that has happened may lie
«Société distincte» «Société distincte» [translation: far beyond what the ordinary eye
explores the fragility "Distinct Society"], created by can see.
of human convictions Benoit Lach, is premiering worl-
when they are confronted dwide after having gained atten- Marc lives almost in suspension,
with the inexplicable. tion in Quebec and having been between what he remembers and
The series transforms a shown at the Series Mania Festi- what he has never been able to
personal mystery into a val. Over the course of 10 episo- understand. When a new clue
larger reflection on grief, des, we follow Marc (Antoine Pi- appears—vague, but intriguing
belief, and the limits of lon), a young ovnilogist who has enough—it rekindles his hope
reason. been living with the weight of his of recovering what he has lost.
younger brother Gabriel's (Loham He decides to meet up with Ju-
SARA QUELHAS Sauvé) disappearance for years. lien (Robert Naylor), the friend
What could have been just a wou- who was also there that after-
nd from the past has turned into noon when everything changed.
an obsession—fuelled by the con- From then on, the series builds a

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