Imitation opens in Montreal January 25th!

Montreal — Tuesday January 15, 2008 — Atopia is proud to announce the imminent Montreal release of Imitation at The New Cinéma du Parc. Imitation, the new feature film from the makers of the critically acclaimed A Silent Love (2004), stars Vanessa Bauche (Amores Perros 2000), was written by Federico Hidalgo and Paulina Robles, and is directed by Federico Hidalgo.

Imitation - which recently opened at Chicago's Facets and at The Bloor Cinema in Toronto - has garnered acclaim at several prestigious film festivals over the last few months, including Cinequest, San Diego Latino Film Festival, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival and Vistas Film Festival.


" Bauche is the gravitational centre of the movie, a beautiful enigma..."- Toronto Sun

"A diverting cross-cultural vitality." -New City Chicago

"Emotional and always daring." -Cinequest Film Festival

"A chance encounter in a produce section kicks off the action in this quirky film." *** - Chicago Tribune

Teresa, an alluring Mexican woman, comes to Montreal in search of her husband who had abandoned her in Mexico, cutting her life in two. In Montreal, she meets Fenton, a young man who falls in love with her. Fenton convinces Teresa to let him help her find her husband. In their pursuit, Teresa and Fenton criss-cross Montreal, persuading a string of comical characters to reveal clues that will finally lead them to the wayward husband. In the end, Teresa must decide whether to reveal the painful secret that haunts her.

The film is distributed by Atopia Distribution in Canada and the US, and represented by Atopia Export in the rest of the world.

Atopia Distribution releases its in-house productions as well as a selection of equally insightful films, such as Missing Victor Pellerin, Pow! Pow! Noel and The District!, to audiences across the USA and Canada.

Daring and original, Atopia's films are critically acclaimed (S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks In Traffic (2001), Jimmywork (2004), A Silent Love (2004)). To ensure the greatest exposure for its titles, Atopia presents its films at large-scale and prestigious film festivals throughout the world, and then proceeds with their theatrical release. This allows Atopia to garner wide media exposure for its titles prior to launching them on DVD through traditional brick and mortar retailers, as well as via direct on-line sales.

For More Information: http://www.imitation-film.com/ and www.atopia.com

View Film Trailer at: http://www.imitation-film.com/en/bande/.