Miss Boots Mlle Bottine

story
Philippe is a renowned opera composer who has long struggled to find inspiration for his next big hit. His orderly, solitary life is turned upside down when, after her grandmother’s death, his niece Simone comes to live with him – a rebellious, warm-hearted, and endlessly curious girl whose best friend is a skunk named Miss Boots. At first, they seem to have nothing in common: he is serious, quiet, and meticulous, while she is wild, playful, and brimming with creative ideas. Yet through their differences, they gradually discover that they may need each other more than they first imagined. Simone finds in her uncle the stability and security she has never known, while Philippe, through her mischief and imagination, rediscovers lightness, playfulness, and musical inspiration.

about the author
A Canadian film and television director from Quebec who made his feature debut with Rock Paper Scissors in 2013. He is also an acclaimed TV director, having won the Gémeaux Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series twice – once in 2016 for Unité 9 and again in 2017 for L'Imposteur.

filmography (selection)
2013 Roche papier ciseaux (Rock Paper Scissors)
2015 Unité 9 (Unit 9) (TV series)
2016–2017 L'Imposteur (The Impostor) (TV series)
2024 Mlle Bottine (Miss Boots)

“My adult perspective having obviously changed my perception of events, it was no longer so much Fanny's (now Simone) quest that I identified with, but now that of Philippe who is navigating parenthood in his own way. The anxieties of seeing oneself transformed into a parent, with all the worries and responsibilities that this entails, came back to me all at once. I identified with this socially dysfunctional lunatic who draws, without ever admitting it to himself, his inspiration from the prospect of becoming a father and founding a family unit.” - Yan Lanouette Turgeon