The New Life of Paul Sneijder

The New Life of Paul Sneijder (2016) is a French-Canadian drama you can watch online on iFILM. Directed by Thomas Vincent, the film stars Thierry Lhermitte as a Montreal senior executive who survives a freak accident and, in its wake, can no longer pretend his life is working. His job bores him rigid. His wife has been cheating. His adult sons can barely stand him.

Paul's answer: quit the office, become a dog walker. No speech, no five-year plan. The film earns its quiet scenes through Lhermitte's understated work — a portrait of a man who traded status for something smaller and, unexpectedly, truer. Watch The New Life of Paul Sneijder online on iFILM.