Phoenixes (film)

Phoenixes
FrenchPhénix
Directed byJonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
Screenplay byJonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
Produced byFanny Forest
StarringMaxime Genois
Aksel Leblanc
Evelyne Brochu
CinematographyAriane Falardeau St-Amour
Edited byPaul Chotel
Omar Elhamy
Music byOuri
Production
company
Sans Rancoeur Films
Distributed byh264 Distribution
Release date
  • September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13) (FCVQ)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Phoenixes (French: Phénix) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr and released in 2024.[1] Set in the 2000s, the film stars Maxime Genois as Joël, a soldier in the Canadian military who takes on a role coaching his son Jacob's (Aksel Leblanc) soccer team in a bid to bond with his son before he is deployed to the War in Afghanistan later in the year.[2]

The cast also includes Evelyne Brochu as Joël's wife and Jacob's mother Michelle, as well as Alexandre Landry and Rosemarie Sabor in supporting roles.

  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Phénix en avant-première au FCVQ". Films du Québec, September 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Geneviève Bouchard, "Tournage du film Phénix : du bar laitier à la base militaire". Le Soleil, September 14, 2023.