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Traditional critics found the shift in Camille's life a bit too abrupt. Applauded for avoiding classic clichéd tropes.

The story follows Camille Baker, a reserved professor of mythology at a conservative Protestant college in Toronto.

Rozema deliberately made the fiancé, Martin, a kind and understanding person. She wanted Camille's pivot toward Petra to be motivated by genuine desire rather than an escape from a bad heterosexual relationship.

At a local laundromat, she accidentally swaps laundry with Petra, a flamboyant, captivating performer in an avant-garde traveling circus.