FOUND ME
Quebec's "Fight Club" Award Winning Film
In Found Me, wrestling is an art form. It is the expression of violence at the highest level. It is a spectacle. In this Canadian film, Mitch finds himself locked in a predictable routine that breaks the moment he discovers a low-rent wrestling operation. For the first time, watching wrestling frees him from his quotidian existence and opens him to a world of spectacle and violence that channels his daily stress and home life issues. Found Me exposes the dangers of living without purpose. Wrestling becomes the outlet through which Mitch expresses his daily anger. He is a music producer by day, living with a loving girlfriend and semi-annoying family until night time arrives. Mitch becomes enamored by the lifestyle of wayward wrestlers in an underground operation with an audience.
The cinematography is breathtaking, especially the wide shots of Mitch in his office or experiencing everyday life. Images of a frigid Quebec City are moving and essential; melting icebergs set the tone and make the viewers shiver. Found Me‘s music is wavy and spaced out and uses songs to balance the plot’s highs and lows. The film is toned down but carries a symbolic weight in the release of the actors’ emotions.
Mitch’s girlfriend finds him at a wrestling match. Upon seeing Mitch, she smiles as he sees him immersed in the event. The closing scene shows Mitch as a referee immersed in the wrestling world where he is alive and comfortable. He is an agent of control in the match’s chaos. David Findley directs. PROVOKR loves this film, so if you’re looking for some action, watch it!
