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Disco beats and raining glitter. The drag queen Simon is caught in a whirlwind of emotions – breathless and stirring!

Simon is a rising star in Montreal’s glittering drag queen scene. When Oliver joins his show’s ensemble, there is an instant spark. Although Simon believes that he is living an electrifying love story, a toxic dynamic soon develops between the two young men. Then all of a sudden Simon’s mother Claire, an opera singer, returns home after a 15-year absence. Simon hardly knows her, but he is fascinated by this woman. He is determined to form a relationship with her.

Always authentic and engaging, Sophie Dupuis takes us into an exhilerating, glamorous world and reveals that a lonely abyss can exist between the audience’s applause and the backstage.

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