Victoria just got out on parole, tasting freedom for the first time in years. Florence has done her time, and reconnects with her lover from prison. They hole up in a sugar shack out in the woods, relearning life on the outside. Guillaume is Vic’s parole officer. As he watches over the women’s reintegration, their different ambitions and personalities pull them farther and farther apart. When the past catches up with them, their freedom is profoundly jeopardized. Vic+Flo Saw a Bear is about two lesbian lovers who try to overcome their past and live the new life out of prison. The story is subtle with dark humor, and the each character is well developed and acted. Vic+Flo Saw a Bear is Deni Cote’s fifth narrative feature and has been introduced at many prestigious film festivals around the world such as Berlin and Karlovy Vary.