Quebec teens crash into love like it's a car they can't steer—messy, horny, and gloriously alive.
Three teenagers are shaken up by their first loves in the turmoil of their youth. At a time when others are conforming, they stand their ground and assert their right to love and be free.
Acting
Théodore Pellerin's trembling restraint—every feeling held at the edge.
Direction
Lesage lets scenes breathe past comfort, capturing teenage timelessness.
Cinematography
Quebec summer light that makes heartbreak look almost beautiful.
Director
Philippe Lesage
Théodore Pellerin
Guillaume
Noée Abita
Charlotte
Édouard Tremblay-Grenier
Félix
Pier-Luc Funk
Maxime
Émilie Bierre
Béatrice
Maxime Dumontier
Théo
Paul Ahmarani
Perrier
Jules Roy Sicotte
Nicolas
Antoine Marchand-Gagnon
Alexis
Vassili Schneider
Mikaël
Jean-Simon Leduc
Ricardo
Marc Beaupré
Coach Jacques
Mylène Mackay
Mme Sinclair
Guillaume Laurin
Monitor
Rose-Marie Perreault
Ariane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pellerin and Abita reunited in 'Chien de garde'—Lesage clearly saw something combustible between them.
Part of a Quebecois wave (Dolan, Vallée) treating teenage desire with unflinching European frankness.
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