Francis (Xavier Dolan) and Marie (Monia Chokri) are best friends. The two move confidently in Montreal's hipster scene - until they meet Nic (Niels Schneider). With his blond curls and sparkling eyes, the young man is not only unearthly beautiful, but also unattainably cool. In their amorous advances, Francis and Marie increasingly begin to outdo each other. Nic accepts all the attention and gifts, but otherwise remains unmoved. At night, the three of them sleep in the same bed without much happening. Then Nic suggests a trip to the country together... After his acclaimed directorial debut “I Killed my Mother”, the then 21-year-old Canadian “director prodigy” Xavier Dolan followed up with this adorable romantic triangle comedy “Heartbreaker” - and was immediately invited to the “Un certain regard” section of the Cannes Film Festival. “Heartbreaker” captures the audience's heart thanks to the captivating passion with which Dolan, as director, screenwriter, producer, editor, set designer and actor, has created this love triangle as a flow of unforgettable images and melancholy songs. Deep feelings of longing, hurt and hope, all the nouvelle vague quotes and an all-round beguiling elegance make “Herzensbrecher” a modern-nostalgic classic of queer cinema.