Montreal, ma belle

In this Valentine to discovering love later in life, the ever elegant Joan Chen plays Feng Xia, a 53-year-old Chinese immigrant and mother living in Montreal, who has spent her life shaped by duty — to her family, her culture, and a marriage that has long since gone stale. But when she meets Camille, a spirited young Québécoise (Charlotte Aubin), her desire cannot be denied. In the balmy and joyful Montreal summer, Feng Xia takes the radical step of choosing herself — embarking on a journey of forbidden love and long-overdue self-discovery. Her awakening becomes a profound reckoning with identity, exile, and the steep cost of liberation.

Montreal, My Beautiful contains an intricacy that reflects the complexity of a life lived […] Chen masterfully delivers every layer and nuance.

Rachel Ho, exclaim!

A radiant, fiercely passionate ode to the notion that it is never too late to reclaim one’s own destiny… a profoundly moving and intensely sensual story of midlife awakening, cultural negotiation, and forbidden love.

LGBT Daily

Deeply moving… an important milestone in Asian diaspora queer cinema.

Mike Cohen, The Suburban