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2024 Canadian 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 time90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Phoenixes (French: Phénix) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr and released in 2024. 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.

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.

Production

Beaulieu-Cyr wrote the screenplay based in part on his own experiences as the son of a soldier who fought in Afghanistan.

The film was shot in fall 2023, in and around Quebec City.

Distribution

The film premiered on September 13, 2024, at the Quebec City Film Festival, and was screened in the Borsos Competition at the 2024 Whistler Film Festival, prior to going into commercial release in 2025.

Awards

At Whistler, Beaulieu-Cyr won the award for Best Direction in a Borsos Competition Film and Ariane Falardeau St-Amour won the award for Best Cinematography in a Borsos Competition Film.

References

  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.
  3. Cédric Bélanger, "Phénix: fils de soldat, le cinéaste Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr racontera le départ de son père pour l’Afghanistan". Le Journal de Québec, November 9, 2022.
  4. Alexandre Caputo, "Sur le plateau du film «Phénix»: la réalité des militaires vue par la famille". Le Journal de Québec, September 14, 2023.
  5. "PHÉNIX de Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr présenté en avant-première au FCVQ". CTVM, August 22, 2024.
  6. Janet Smith, "Hunting Matthew Nichols and Kryptic among B.C. contingent as Whistler Film Festival unveils Canadian entries". Stir, October 28, 2024.
  7. Gail Johnson, "Whistler Film Festival announces 2024 award winners". Stir, December 10, 2024.

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