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Genesis

OT: Genèse

Philippe Lesage // Canada, 2018
Fiction Feature // FF2018

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Story

A sensitive coming-of-age film from Quebec about first love and the desire to break out of society’s conformity of feelings. Three young people discover love. 16-year old Guillaume attends a private boy’s boarding school and is secretly in love with his best friend. His half-sister Charlotte is suddenly confronted by her boyfriend’s wish to lead an open relationship. And during a wonderful summer camp Félix falls for Beatrice. At a time when their environment is displaying more and more signs of conforming, the three fight for the right to love and be free.

Director

PHILIPPE LESAGE (*1977) began his career making documentaries. His autobiographical film The Demons (2015) was an international success and was shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG Genesis is another autobiographical work.

Info

Genèse

Fiction Feature

French

Voilà!//FF2018


Canada

2018

130 min

OV with English subtitles

Philippe Lesage

Philippe Lesage

Noée Abita, Théodore Pellerin, Jules Roy-Sicotte, Maxime Dumontier, Edouard Tremblay-Grenier, Émilie Bierre, Pier-Luc Funk, Vassili Schneider, Mylène Mackay

Galilé Marion-Gauvin

Nicolas Canniccioni

Mathieu Bouchard-Malo

Marjorie Rheaume

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