Canadian Premiere
When tragedy strikes the church, young Leonidas careens toward a brotherhood of an entirely different order, shedding the old ways to become something more intentional.
Dimitri Doré, François Sagat, Jean-Louis Loca, Pascal Zipfel
Canada/France
2025
In French with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Hany Ouichou, Lucas Tothe, Jessica Arfuso
Screenwriter
Alexandre Dostie
Cinematography
Vincent Biron
Editor
Jules Saulnier
Production Design
Gabrielle Desjean
Original Music
Ilyaa Ghafouri
Alexandre Dostie
Born in rural Quebec, Dostie is a self-taught artist with a unique background. His short films Mutants (2016) and I’ll End Up in Jail (2019) received recognition from critics and juries at festivals around the world, including Sundance, Clermont- Ferrand, and TIFF. Dostie is currently working on his first feature film.
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