Hakeem and A-Mac are like brothers. Together facing immigrant life in Montreal, while 'spotting' cars after school. Boost gives us a glimpse into the awkward adventures of teenage boyhood, then the jolt, when that innocence ends abruptly.
Acting
Nabil Rajo's breakout — all nervous bravado and heartbreaking restraint.
Direction
Darren Curtis shoots Montreal like a character, not a backdrop.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like teens, not screenwriters.
Director
Darren Curtis
Nabil Rajo
Hakeem Nour
Jahmil French
Anthony 'A-Mac' Macdonald
Fanny Mallette
Madame Tessier
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Ramaz 'Ram'
Brent Skagford
Ilija
Oluniké Adeliyi
Amina Nour
Juliette Gariépy
Maxine
Juliette Gosselin
Anna
Patrick Goyette
Détective Bélanger
Théodore Pellerin
Dev
Djibril Touré
Ali Nour
Jean Petitclerc
M. DiBiase
Alex Stines
Tueur à gages russe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Montreal's overlooked neighbourhoods with largely non-professional local talent, it's one of the few Canadian films to center Black immigrant experience without poverty tourism.
Jahmil French (A-Mac) died tragically in 2021; this remains his defining screen performance — watch the warehouse scene knowing it's farewell.
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