Concerned that their own relationship has grown stagnant due to the demands of life with young kids, a couple decide to open things up and see whether polyamory may be a solution. As viewers may expect, they have much to learn as they explore the new possibilities in this often hilariously funny debut directorial effort by Montreal’s Éric K. Boulianne. An actor and filmmaker who co-wrote such past fest favourites as PRANK (KCFF17) and VIKING (KCFF23), Boulianne stars alongside Catherine Chabot as the newly minted libertines. While the film portrays their sexual adventures and misadventures with great frankness, it does so with a sense of warmth, curiosity, and acceptance that it extends to every character on screen, no matter what happens to turns them on. All that makes for a refreshingly modern kind of sex farce, as well as what’s sure to be one of the most talked-about movies at this year’s KCFF.

Director: Éric K. Boulianne

Cast: Éric K. Boulianne, Catherine Chabot

Language: French with English subtitles

Runtime: 101 minutes

Content warning: coarse language, drug use, nudity, sexual content

Éric K. Boulianne, writer/director

Eric K. Boulianne, actor, director, and one of the most prolific Canadian screenwriters of his generation. He explores auteur cinema as much as mainstream cinema. He wrote or co-wrote, among others, the short film Little Brother (Petit Frère) (selected at the 53rd Cannes Critics’ Week and screened at more than 60 international festivals), the sequel to the popular success Father and Guns (De Père En Flic) (bigger Canadian box office in 2017), as well as PRANK (selected for the 31st Venice Film Festival Critics’ Week). Since 2019 no less than 6 feature films scripted or co-scripted by Eric K. Boulianne have been released: Before We Explode (Avant Qu’on Explose) (nominated in the best screenplay category at the Québec Cinéma 2019 gala), Compulsive Liar (Menteur) (biggest box office Canadian in 2019), Les Barbares de la Malbaie, Viking (in competition in the Platform section of TIFF 2022), Farador in which he also plays the main role and The Dishwasher (Le Plongeur) nearly a million at the Quebec box office. Making Babies (Faire Un Enfant), a short film he wrote and directed, had its international premiere at the Locarno Film Festival where it won the prize for Best Director in the Pardi di domani section.

In 2025, with Eric’s first feature film as director: FOLLIES (Folichonneries), had world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival and its North American premiere at TIFF50. Eric is the leading role of François.

Alexandre Auger, writer

Alexandre Auger wrote the short films GASPÉ COPPER, PAS LA GROSSE SOPHIE, UNE BOMBE AU CŒUR and LANDGRAVES. He also co-wrote the feature films YO (Rotterdam Film Festival), PRANK (Critics’ Week at the Venice Film Festival, TIFF, BAFICI), LES BARBARES DE LA MALBAIE and BUNGALOW (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival).

Alongside his career as a screenwriter, Alexandre also acts as a script consultant, where he enjoys supporting screenwriters and filmmakers in their creative process.

Alexandre is currently working on several feature film projects as a screenwriter, including GAGNE TON CIEL, directed by Mathieu Denis, and FOLICHONNERIES, directed by Éric K. Bouianne. He is also developing his first television series project as a creator.

Laurie Pominville, producer

Laurie Pominville holds a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural and Media Production Strategy from Université du Québec à Montréal, specializing in film production. After graduating, she joined the National Film Board of Canada’s Filmmaker Assistance Program as an associate producer at the Documentary Studio, working on projects such as Afterwards (Clermont-Ferrand 2024) by Romane Garant Chartrand. In 2022, she joined La Coop Vidéo de Montréal as a coordinator and began producing fiction and documentary. FOLICHONNERIES (Locarno 2025, TIFF) directed by Eric K. Boulianne and co-written with Alexandre Auger marked her first feature project. Driven by curiosity, she collaborates closely with filmmakers to create sensitive, engaged, and human cinema.