Discreet(Discrètes), a smiling noir thriller written and directed by Sophia Belahmer and Juliette Gosselin, shares the quest of two women determined to take justice into their own hands after an assault. The series comprises 10 15-minute episodes, the first six of which will go online on Friday, March 29 on ICI TOU.TV EXTRA, and the next four on Friday, April 5.
Macha (Juliette Gosselin) and Gaby (Aurélia Arandi-Longpré) are housekeepers for Discreet (Discrètes), a company hired to clean an office tower. The night Macha rescues Gaby from the hands of an assailant, in this case a lawyer from Cabinet Fichaud, the girls embark on a quest to take justice into their own hands. Neither seen nor known, in the skyscraper where they work nights, they multiply small acts of sabotage to try to regain their dignity and make the lawyer lose his power, at the risk of getting out of hand.
Discreet (Discrètes) stars Juliette Gosselin, Aurélia Arandi-Longpré, Olivier Gervais-Courchesne, Rose Adam, Joey Scarpellino, Manuel Tadros, Omar Alexis Ramos Torres, Sandrine Bisson, Rosemarie Sabor, Léa Roy, Francis La Haye, Louise Malouin, Simon Pigeon and Gregory Beaudin.
ALL 10 EPISODES
Episode 1 – It Won’t Be Easy
One night at a party at the Fichaud office, housekeeper Macha, witnesses an increasingly disturbing flirtation between her colleague Gaby and one of the lawyers working there.
Episode 2 – But there is a fly in the ointment
Macha invites Gaby to spend the night at her house. Upset and angry, the girls come up with a plan to make Manu pay. The next day, at the lawyers, a condom left on the floor gets everyone talking.
Episode 3 – What’s the Plan?
After being promoted, Manu tries to save face and keep his story from the maids, while they return to work, determined to put their plan into action.
Episode 4 – Madame Bovary
After revealing the details of their correspondence to Gaby, Macha offers to go and confront Manu to clarify the situation and restore order. Back at the office, things do not go as planned.
Episode 5 – What Happens in the 3rd
The lawyers, victims of vandalism by feminist activists, are being fitted with a new security system. Macha and Gaby meet the installer under very funny circumstances.
Episode 6 – Eye-opening
Accompanied by Gaby, Macha returns to her hometown to face her demons. This journey leads the duo to an exciting takeover. Marie-Pierre receives a disturbing letter.
Episode 7 – All Losers
Outraged by Macha’s letter, Manu surprises the girls at work and confronts them in a verbal joust where the lawyer has more than one trick up his sleeve. His plea finishes off his opponents.
Episode 8 – Trouble Package
Scalded by Manu’s plea, the girls pull away from each other. Gaby tries to reconnect with Brittany, while Macha gets a call from the detective sergeant assigned to her case.
Episode 9 – No more being discreet
On Halloween, Colin Brault is acquitted. This verdict plunges Macha and Gaby back into an indignation that is doubled by startling news. Their thirst for revenge returns at a gallop.
Episode 10 – Each in their turn
With nothing to stop them, the girls take their revenge. They put Manu through the wringer. Now the roles are reversed; Macha and Gaby become the executioners.
Discreet (Discrètes), a series to be discovered March 29 on ICI TOU.TV EXTRA.
Written and directed by Sophia Belahmer and Juliette Gosselin
Content Producer: Jessica Bélanger-Pinard
Associate producers: Valérie Côté, Isabelle Gamelin
Producers: André Dupuy, Marie-Alexandra Forget
Executive Producers: Patricia Blais, Monique Lamoureux and Ian Quenneville
Production : Avanti-Toast in collaboration with Amalga
