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Summary Simon (Théodore Pellerin) is a rising star in Montreal’s drag scene performing lively disco pop numbers weekly at his local club. Friendly with his fellow drag queens and supported by his sister, who delights in designing increasingly elaborate and beautiful costumes for his act, Simon vibrates with the passion of his adopted artistic co...

Directed By: Sophie Dupuis

Written By: Sophie Dupuis

In Theaters Now
  • 2024
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 41 m
  • 2024
  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 41 m

Solo

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Simon (Théodore Pellerin) is a rising star in Montreal’s drag scene performing lively disco pop numbers weekly at his local club. Friendly with his fellow drag queens and supported by his sister, who delights in designing increasingly elaborate and beautiful costumes for his act, Simon vibrates with the passion of his adopted artistic co...

Directed By: Sophie Dupuis

Written By: Sophie Dupuis

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85
May 24, 2024
Solo celebrates love within the queer community, and it does so beautifully. But what's even lovelier about Solo is that it's a film about finding that love within yourself first.
By Barry Levitt FULL REVIEW
83
May 24, 2024
Solo largely succeeds, thanks to Dupuis’ confident handling of the tonal shifts between off- and onstage scenes in a series of stylishly lit interiors. The performances feel grounded and credible, with Pellerin especially good in revealing Simon’s contradictions, between anxious vulnerability and resilience.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
80
May 24, 2024
Drag is a form of self-expression, an act of political defiance and a means of reinvention in Solo.
By Allan Hunter FULL REVIEW
75
May 24, 2024
Through Dupuis’s eye, this story is empathetic and involved, and this feeling persists despite disorganization’s attempt to shake its structure.
By Peyton Robinson FULL REVIEW
70
May 23, 2024
Simon’s drag spectacles may be intentionally fierce and operatic, but there’s something refreshing about this drama’s intimate scale and lack of interest in sweeping tragedies, especially in the context of queer cinema.
By Beatrice Loayza FULL REVIEW
60
May 21, 2024
Even if some viewers might grow impatient with Simon’s passivity in the face of endless microaggressions, there’s enough tenderness, heart and ultimate self-realization in Solo to keep you watching.
By David Rooney FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Bravo Charlie
Release Date May 24, 2024
Duration 1 h 41 m
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Website https://www.musicboxfilms.com/film/solo/
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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 4 Nominations
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Nominations
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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