Exotica (film)

Exotica
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Atom Egoyan
Written by	Atom Egoyan
Produced by	Atom Egoyan Camelia Frieberg
Starring	Bruce Greenwood Mia Kirshner Don McKellar Arsinée Khanjian Elias Koteas
Cinematography	Paul Sarossy
Edited by	Susan Shipton
Music by	Mychael Danna
Production company	Ego Film Arts
Distributed by	Alliance Communications Corporation
Release dates	May 16, 1994 (1994-05-16) (Cannes) September 23, 1994 (1994-09-23) (Toronto)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Canada[1]
Language	English
Budget	CAD 2 million[2][3]
Box office	CAD 15 million [4]

Exotica is a 1994 Canadian film written and directed by Atom Egoyan, and starring Bruce Greenwood, Mia Kirshner, Don McKellar, Arsinée Khanjian, and Elias Koteas. Set primarily in the fictional Exotica strip club in Toronto, the film concerns a father grieving over the loss of a child and his obsession with a young stripper. It was inspired by Egoyan's curiosity about the role strip clubs play in sex-obsessed societies. Exotica was filmed in Toronto in 1993.

Marketed as an erotic thriller on its release in Canada and the United States, the film proved to be a major box office success for English-language Canadian cinema, and received positive reviews. It won numerous awards, including the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and eight Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture.