PHOENIXES
A FILM BY JONATHAN BEAULIEU-CYR
Feature – Quebec – 2024 – 90 min
Color | French | 1.66 | 5.1
SYNOPSIS
In the mid-2000s, Joël Girard, a charismatic and endearing soldier, is about to be deployed to Afghanistan. His wife and son, Michelle and Jacob, must learn to live with this new reality: this new mission comes with real risk. In an effort to get closer to Jacob, Joël starts coaching his soccer team, the Phoenixes. Despite his efforts, a rift will grow between him and his son.
PHOENIXES is an autobiographical work that plunges us headfirst into the reality of military families. Through an intimate and luminous drama, the director invites us to revisit a troubled period of Canadian history.
CAST
Aksel Leblanc, Maxime Genois, Evelyne Brochu, Alexandre Landry, Rosemarie Sabor
CREW
DIRECTOR : Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
SCREENPLAY : Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr
PRODUCTION : Fanny Forest (Sans Rancoeur films)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ariane Falardeau St-Amour
PRODUCTION DESIGN : Catherine K. Pelletier
SOUND DESIGN : Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau
EDITING : Paul Chotel & Omar Elhamy
MUSIC : Ouri
BIOGRAPHY
Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr grew up on Quebec City’s military base. He holds a Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University. A producer, a screenwriter and a director, his films have won several awards and nominations. His latest film, Phoenixes, tells the story of his experience as the son of a Canadian soldier.
FILMOGRAPHY
PHOENIXES (feature) I 2024
PLUIE SUR TÔLE VOLÉE (short film) I 2019
COEUR D’OR (short film) I 2019
MAD DOG LABINE (feature, codirector) I 2018
SCRAP (short film) I 2016