GENESIS "GENÉSE"

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.

Written and Directed by: Philippe Lesage

Starring: Noée Abita, Paul Ahmarani, Marc Beaupré

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Genre: Drama

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Canadian Screen Awards 2019 NOMINEE Best Motion Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Montréal Festival of New Cinema 2018 WINNER Best Film, Best Actor

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Press Kit

"...intricately emotive."

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- Variety

"Exciting and heartbreaking, like a true first love."

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- The Hollywood Reporter

"The film may be maddening as a character study, and it could damage an ionizer with its air of self-importance, but its experiments in form and tone are highly original."

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- The New York Times