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Exotica

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

6.6(406)19941h 43m4

In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.

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Status
Released
Budget
$2M
Box office
$4.2M
Language
Hebrew
  • eroticism
  • striptease
  • nightclub
  • pet shop
  • trauma
  • strip club
  • unhappiness
  • dancing girls
  • drama

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Atom Egoyan

Produced in

Canada

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival24 Sept 1994
    • TheatricalR3 Mar 1995
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1828 Apr 1995
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 1994
    • Theatrical (limited)Toronto, Ontario29 Sept 1994
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+28 Sept 1995
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival16 May 1994
    • Theatrical1230 Nov 1994
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical5 Jan 1995
  • PhilippinesPH

    • Theatrical27 Jul 1995
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1629 Dec 1995
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical189 Mar 1996

Frequently asked questions

Exotica was released on 29 September 1994.

Audience reviews

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  • B

    badelf

    8/1/2023

    10/10

    The best psychological drama I've seen in a long time. I can't even remember anything that comes close.

  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    11/19/2023

    3/10

    **Something abstract and disconnected, not worth seeing more than once in our life.** This is one of those films that puts such a huge barrier between the audience and the screen that it seems like we're not even being taken into consideration by the producers. Despite the attempts, there is not a single sympathetic or palatable character, the script does not help and the feeling that hangs in the air is of a lack…

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