GAMMA RAYS
A FILM BY HENRY BERNADET
Dramatic comedy – Quebec – 2023 – 99 min
Colour | French with English subs | 4:3 | 5.1
SYNOPSIS
Abdel’s quiet life is upended by the arrival of his extraverted cousin, who’s staying for the summer. Fatima craves a more stable life since she’s starting a new job as a supermarket cashier. Toussaint, while fishing, finds a bottle washed up on the shore, and there’s a message inside. Straddling the line between fiction and documentary, Les Rayons gamma is a dramedy filmed with young, non-professional actors from immigrant communities.
Cast
Chaimaa Zinedine, Chris Kanyembuga, Yassine Jabrane, Hani Laroum, Océane Garçon-Gravel
Crew
DIRECTOR : Henry Bernadet
WRITER : Henry Bernadet, Nicolas Krief, Isabelle Brouillette
PRODUCER : Vuk Stojanovic, Henry Bernadet, Jean-Martin Gagnon (Coop Vidéo de Montréal)
CINEMATOGRAPHY : Philémon Crête, Nathan B Foisy, Philppe St-Gelais
PRODUCTION DESIGNER : Henry Bernadet, Sylvie Desmarais
SOUND : Benoit Dame
EDITING : Jules Saulnier
MUSIC : Maxime Veuilleux, Mathieu Charbonneau, Simon Trottier
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY
Henry Bernadet holds a bachelor’s degree in cinema from Concordia University, and has directed a dozen short films. He also works as a director on comedy series and documentaries. À l’ouest de Pluton, his first feature film, was selected for over 80 festivals worldwide. Several years after its release, it’s still considered by many critics and cinephiles to be a distinctive work of independent Canadian cinema.
FILMOGRAPHY
GAMMA RAYS | 2023
À L’OUEST DE PLUTON | 2008
LE NAUFRAGE DE L’ÎLES AUX OEUF | 2019
RÉVEILLE TA PEAU | 2006
SOLEIL EN CARTON | 2005
ALFRED WILIAMSON | 2002
HOTEL BEYLI NOTCHI | 2002
QUATRE PERSONNES NORMALES DANS UNE MINI FOURGONNETTE STANDARD | 1999