# Exotica (1994)

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**Runtime**: 103 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Atom Egoyan
**Written by**: Atom Egoyan
**Starring**: Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Don McKellar, Sarah Polley, Victor Garber, David Hemblen

> *In a world of temptation, obsession is the deadliest desire.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Tax auditor stalks stripper in Toronto’s Exotica. Eric, her ex MC, runs the club but can’t let go while the owner sleeps with Thomas the pet-shop man. Egoyan’s observational chamber piece hums with quiet, pained precision.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, slow-burn, tender

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