Imitation is a 2006 Canadian film by Federico Hidalgo

Federico Hidalgo

Federico Hidalgo is a filmmaker and film professor in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has made two feature films to date A Silent Love , and Imitation , both released by Atopia....

 starring Vanessa Bauche

Vanessa Bauche

-Early life:Bauche was born Alma Vanessa Bauche Chavira, named after actress Vanessa Redgrave. Her father was a Gypsy who married her mother, a woman who aspired to be a dancer and singer. At the time of the marriage, her mother was sixteen years her father's junior. The couple divorced when Bauche...

, Jesse Aaron Dwyre

Jesse Aaron Dwyre

Jesse Aaron Dwyre is a Canadian actor in television and film most notably in the movies Imitation and Adam's Wall. He is also a musician notably as a drummer with the musical outfits Stylewinder and DearBombardier.-Acting:...

 and Conrad Pla

Conrad Pla

Conrad Pla is a Canadian actor and former professional kickboxer. He is probably best known for starring in the Canadian television series ReGenesis....

 and distributed by Atopia Distribution

Atopia (film studio)

Atopia is a production company and film distributor based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since its inception in 2000, the company has produced and released a string of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films including Daniel Cross' S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks In Traffic, Federico Hidalgo's...

Synopsis

When Teresa (played by Vanessa Bauche) was left in Mexico by a husband who hiked it up to Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, she followed in search of him with the help of Fenton (played by Jesse Aaron Dwyre), a grocery-store stock boy, but little does her new companion know of the mystery surrounding this mistress and her equally enigmatic ex-suitor. This emotionally ambitious and frequently comedic feature follows the two as they travel across Montreal, often encountering colorful characters who lead them to the final denouement, where Teresa will have more explaining to do than she ever expected.