Genesis (2018 Canadian film)
Genesis (French: Genèse) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Philippe Lesage and released in 2018. The film stars Théodore Pellerin and Noée Abita as Guillaume Bonnet and Charlotte, teenage half-siblings simultaneously struggling with romance; Charlotte is in a relationship with Maxime (Pier-Luc Funk), but is reeling from his proposal that they change to an open relationship, while Guillaume is a student at an all-boys boarding school who is developing a romantic and sexual attraction to his classmate Nicolas (Jules Roy Sicotte).
| Genesis | |
|---|---|
| French | Genèse |
| Directed by | Philippe Lesage |
| Written by | Philippe Lesage |
| Produced by | Galilé Marion-Gauvin |
| Starring | Théodore Pellerin Noée Abita Pier-Luc Funk |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Canniccioni |
| Edited by | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
Production company | Productions l'Unite Centrale |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Paul Ahmarani, Rose-Marie Perreault, Jean-Simon Leduc, Amaryllis Tremblay and Mylène Mackay. The film also includes a segment which shifts to focus on the story of Félix (Édouard Tremblay-Grenier), the lead character of Lesage's 2015 film The Demons (Les Démons).
The film premiered at the Locarno Festival in the International Competition.