The Dishwasher
Watch TrailerMontreal, Winter 2002. Stéphane, 19 years old, fan of Metal, student in graphic design, dreams of becoming an illustrator. But for months he has been caught in a threatening spiral: he is addicted to games. Indebted, without an apartment, avoiding his friends to whom he owes money, Stéphane takes a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant in a major Italian restaurant in Montreal in order to get by. There, he will meet Bébert, a cook who burns the candle at both ends, and Greg, a waiter with disreputable actions. Will Stéphane make it through this new job or will he fall into a downward spiral of bad choices?
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Le plongeur |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Canada |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Francis Leclerc |
| Runtime | 128 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.5/10 (12 votes) |
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The film constructs a claustrophobic, steam-filled universe of the restaurant kitchen, where the heat of the dish pit clashes with Montreal's winter chill. It explores the rituals of addiction through the repetitive, almost meditative cycles of washing plates, counting debts, and losing bets. The camera remains uncomfortably close, refusing to grant the viewer any respite.
What lingers after the credits is the raw chill in the air and a stark understanding of the fragile line between redemption and ruin. This is a story of small, daily battles, not grand choices. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Francis Leclerc
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Best viewed alone or in quiet company, immersed in the mood of a winter night.
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