Hunting Daze Explained

Hunting Daze
Native Name:
Director:Annick Blanc
Producer:Annick Blanc
Maria Gracia Turgeon
Starring:Nahéma Ricci
Marc Beaupré
Maxime Genois
Alexandre Landry
Music:Peter Venne
Cinematography:Vincent Gonneville
Editing:Amélie Labrèche
Studio:Midi La Nuit
Distributor:Maison 4:3
Runtime:79 minutes
Country:Canada

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]

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

Release

The film premiered on March 9, 2024, at the SXSW festival.[3] It had its Canadian premiere at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on August 1, 2024,[4] prior to its commercial premiere on August 16.[5]

Notes and References

  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. Web site: Hunting Daze . . July 11, 2024.
  5. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Jour de chasse en salle le 16 août". Films du Québec, May 14, 2024.