Eight-year-old Zachary has, so far, enjoyed life as his father's favourite son, as the possessor of a gift for healing and as younger sibling to a tearaway, a jock and a bookworm, but this relatively idyllic childhood in Québec is cast under the shadow of his dad's suspicions when he is discovered wearing a dress. Seven years on it's 1975 and Zac is in thrall to Ziggy Stardust and his cousin's boyfriend, a confusing situation for him, made more complicated by a history of trying to satisfy his d find out more...

Through a series of original, surrealist sketches, director Roy Andersson observes with empathy and wry humour the highs, lows and tragicomic happenings that effect the everyday lives of an eclectic assortment of eccentric characters. Shot with highly distinctive visual flair, comprising over forty vignettes filmed with a static camera, this original and resonant snapshot of modern life manages to be not only thought provoking and touching but also agonisingly funny. find out more...