Hunting Daze (French: Jour de chasse) is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Annick Blanc and released in 2024.[1] The film stars Nahéma Ricci as Nina, a sex worker who is left stranded by her boss after a gig performing at a men's hunting weekend, and begins to bond as "one of the boys" with the hunters until the group's equilibrium is upset by the arrival of another outsider.[2]

Hunting Daze
FrenchJour de chasse
Directed byAnnick Blanc
Written byAnnick Blanc
Produced byAnnick Blanc
Maria Gracia Turgeon
StarringNahéma Ricci
Marc Beaupré
Maxime Genois
Alexandre Landry
CinematographyVincent Gonneville
Edited byAmélie Labrèche
Music byPeter Venne
Production
company
Midi La Nuit
Distributed byMaison 4:3
Release date
  • March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09) (SXSW)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageQuebec French

The cast also includes Marc Beaupré, Maxime Genois, Alexandre Landry, Bruno Marcil, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi amd Noubi Ndiaye.

The film premiered on March 9, 2024, at the SXSW festival.[3] It is slated to premiere commercially on August 16.[4]

References

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  1. ^ J. Hurtado, "SXSW 2024 Review: HUNTING DAZE, This Party Ends In Blood". Screen Anarchy, March 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Matthew Monagle, "SXSW Film Review: Hunting Daze". The Austin Chronicle, March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ André Duchesne, "Plusieurs films québécois à South By Southwest". La Presse, January 11, 2024.
  4. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jour de chasse en salle le 16 août". Films du Québec, May 14, 2024.
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