Detour

Detour

97 mins | Thriller | July 1, 2009

For twenty-two years, Leo Huff has been working as a secretary in the same office. Living with the same wife in the same suburban bungalow, with the same old furniture and is the same old daily routine, his life is a monotonous statement. Things take a sudden turn when Leo has to stand in for an engineer and give a presentation in a small rural community. There, Leo is swept away by Lou, a distressed young woman who takes him beyond the beaten track. This encounter spells a new beginning for Leo, a strange, chaotic journey filled with unexpected twists and turns.

Detour

97 mins | Thriller | July 1, 2009

Detour
For twenty-two years, Leo Huff has been working as a secretary in the same office. Living with the same wife in the same suburban bungalow, with the same old furniture and is the same old daily routine, his life is a monotonous statement. Things take a sudden turn when Leo has to stand in for an engineer and give a presentation in a small rural community. There, Leo is swept away by Lou, a distressed young woman who takes him beyond the beaten track. This encounter spells a new beginning for Leo, a strange, chaotic journey filled with unexpected twists and turns.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Grana Productions
Original title Détour
Directors Sylvain Guy
Writers Sylvain Guy

Cast

Luc Picard

as Léo Huff

Suzanne Champagne

as Maryse Huff

Sylvie Boucher

as Lyne Ventura

Louison Danis

as Mayoress Pauline Courchesne

Jeff Andrews

as Francis 'Frenchy' Fradette

Émilie Labranche

as Pissed environmentalist

Roberto Mei

as Léon Hivon

Sandra Lecouteur

as Pro-development woman

Gil Leveck

as Angry guy

Jean Saint-Pierre

as Another guy

Éric Butler

as Councillor 1

Normand Robichaud

as Councillor 2

Christian Gagné

as Gamekeeper

Gabrielle Poulin

as Television presenter

Marc Denoncourt

as Columnist