The Mechanics of Borders

The Mechanics of Borders

97 mins | Drama | March 6, 2026

Mathieu works in a cattle slaughterhouse in the region. For the past year, he has been slow to free himself from his foster family and find his own roots. When his sister Heidi, whom he has not seen for 3 years, asks him to pick her up in the depths of the United States, he renews the hope of bringing her back to his side. Despite the warning from his former foster mother, Mathieu leaves everything undone to answer his sister's call.

The Mechanics of Borders

97 mins | Drama | March 6, 2026

The Mechanics of Borders
Mathieu works in a cattle slaughterhouse in the region. For the past year, he has been slow to free himself from his foster family and find his own roots. When his sister Heidi, whom he has not seen for 3 years, asks him to pick her up in the depths of the United States, he renews the hope of bringing her back to his side. Despite the warning from his former foster mother, Mathieu leaves everything undone to answer his sister's call.
Producers Secteur Films
Original title La mécanique des frontières
Directors Hubert Caron-Guay
Writers Sophie B. Sylvestre, Hubert Caron-Guay

Cast

Dylan Walsh

as Mathieu

Sophie Fekete

as Heidi

Cat Lemieux

as Véronique

Clémence Carpentier

as Marie-Pierre

Ben Peters

as Nathan

Dali Mulato

as Selena

Robert Montcalm

as Christopher