Apapacho (French: Apapacho, une caresse pour l'âme, lit.'Apapacho, a caress for the soul') is a Canadian drama film, directed by Marquise Lepage and released in 2019.[1] The film centres on Karine (Laurence Leboeuf) and Estelle (Fanny Mallette), two sisters on a trip to Mexico to participate in a Day of the Dead ritual honoring and mourning the recent suicide of their sister Liliane (Eugénie Beaudry).[2]

Apapacho
Film poster
FrenchApapacho, une caresse pour l'âme
Directed byMarquise Lepage
Written byMarquise Lepage
Produced byMarquise Lepage
Gloria Carrasco
StarringLaurence Leboeuf
Fanny Mallette
CinematographyNathalie Moliavko-Visotzky
Edited byDominique Champagne
Music byPasatono Orquesta
Ruben Luengas
Charles Papasoff
Production
companies
Les Productions du Cerf-Volant
Producciones Cornamusa
Distributed byAxia Films
Release date
  • October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench
Spanish

The film opened in theatres on October 18, 2019.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Apapacho, une caresse pour l’âme – Film de Marquise Lepage". Films du Québec, October 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Éric Moreault, "Marquise Lepage: Apprivoiser le deuil". Le Soleil, October 14, 2019.
  3. ^ François Lévesque, "Une mort pleine de vie dans «Apapacho»". Le Devoir, October 12, 2019.
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