Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cannes 2016
What cannot be said by words can be communicated by the face, rendered transcendental by Xavier Dolan's filming.
In what is not said, the screams and the looks, we find the history of a family where love is unspoken and where people yell not to reveal what is essential.
Upon his return Louis, the prodigal son who came to announce his impending death, chooses instead to inspire love and hope to his relatives.