Director: Ricardo Trogi
Quebec director Ricardo Trogi turns the camera on his own restless twenties in 1995, a comedy that trades punchlines for the slow-motion panic of a young man who has promised his network far more than he can deliver.
What is 1995 about?
A television producer sells a reality series built on a wildly ambitious premise: twenty short films shot in twenty corners of the globe, on a budget and a schedule that were never realistic to begin with. As the trip unravels city by city, cash runs short, footage goes missing, and the crew's patience wears thin, forcing the lead to improvise his way out of one mess after another. What starts as a chance to prove himself becomes a chaotic tour of near-disasters, awkward encounters with locals, and moments where the whole project threatens to collapse before a single frame reaches home. The film keeps its focus tight on this one flailing attempt to fake competence in front of cameras that never stop rolling, letting the comedy grow out of pressure rather than gags stacked on top of each other.
Cast & crew
Jean-Carl Boucher carries the film as the harried producer at the center of the chaos, backed by Sandrine Bisson and Claudio Colangelo as colleagues who watch the plan wobble in real time. Shadi Janho, Youssef Nekmouche, Rose Adam, Myriam Gaboury, and Mickaël Gouin round out a cast that moves through a rotating set of locations, each one adding a new complication to the shoot.
Context & significance
1995 is the latest entry in Ricardo Trogi's long-running string of autobiographical comedies, in which the director has repeatedly mined his own younger years for material, this time widening the lens from personal misadventure to the pressures of the entertainment business itself. The film premiered in 2024 and holds a solid 6.9 rating on IMDb, reflecting steady audience appreciation for its blend of cringe comedy and travel misadventure. Shot across multiple countries to sell the illusion of a globe-spanning production, the film uses its real logistical headaches as fuel for the fictional ones on screen.
Where & how to watch
1995 streams on K-Time with a Persian dub, making Trogi's globe-trotting comedy easy to follow for Farsi-speaking viewers. Create a free K-Time account to start watching; the platform's Farsi interface is built for the Iranian diaspora audience, and the film page itself is open to browse without signing in.