简介：AnneTristerfollowsdirectorLéaPool'srouteinlifefromyouthinFrenchspeakingSwitzerlandtoadulthoodinQuebecinCanada.Thefilmdealswithissuesofchildabuseandbi-sexualityaswellasthequesttofindroots. ArtstudentAnneTristerhas,likeLeaPool,aJewishfatherandagentilemother.Herfather'sdeathiswhatmoveshertoleaveschoolandherloverinSwitzerlandbehindandtraveltoMontrealinCanadaforthelastrites. ShestayswithanolderfriendAlix,achildpsychiatristabsorbedbythecaseofanabusedlittlegirl.AlixtriestohelpAnnetorelatetoherJewishrootsbytellingheraboutatriptothedesertsheoncemade.AnneisfascinatedbythestoryandbyAlixandfallsinlovewithher. Inthemeantimesheexpressesherfeelingsinartbycreatingafantasticmuralofthedesertonthewallsofastudiolenttoherbyoneofherfather'soldfriends. However,AlixchoosesforamaninherlifeanddisturbedbyherrejectionAnnefallsfromscaffoldinginherstudio.Whenshecomestoinhospitalherstudioandwithitherdreamworldhasbeentorndown.Nowshemustfacerealityandbefree. IntheclosingshotsAlixreceivesaparcelcontainingahandfulofsandandashortfilmofAnneinthedesert. ThesoundtrackprominentlyfeaturesachansonbyDanielleMessiah(Delamaingauche)thatlendsthefilmmuchofitsmood.…