Denis Côté’s bleak look at rural life in provincial Quebec is surprisingly watchable, given how little happens. Twenty one year old Simon’s apparent suicide unbalances the tiny community, as mysterious figures start to emerge. Life and death merge, as the Dubé family tries to find a way forward to a future the tiny community will never provide.  Without performances as strong as Robert Naylor’s this wouldn’t work quite as well, as horror and metaphor blur, and horror threatens to break into black comedy. The conclusion is both nihilistic and realistic in equal measure, as more than just Jimmy and his mother find their true paths. They’re not what you expect. There’s an air of David Lynch about this, but Côté nicely refuses quite that self indulgence and leaves questions pleasantly unanswered. It won’t be for everyone by any means.