Gamma Rays | |
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French | Les rayons gamma |
Directed by | Henry Bernadet |
Written by | Henry Bernadet Nicolas Krief Isabelle Brouillette |
Produced by | Vuk Stojanovic Henry Bernadet Jean-Martin Gagnon |
Starring | Yassine Jabrane Chaimaa Zinedine Océane Garçon-Gravel Chris Kanyembuga Hani Laroum |
Cinematography | Philémon Crête Natan B. Foisy Philippe St-Gelais |
Edited by | Jules Saulnier |
Music by | Maxime Veilleux Mathieu Charbonneau Simon Trottier |
Production company | Coop Vidéo de Montréal |
Distributed by | Les Films Opale |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Gamma Rays ( French: Les rayons gamma) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Henry Bernadet and released in 2023. [1] Made with a cast of non-professional actors, the film centres on three interconnected stories about young immigrants in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension district of Montreal, Quebec. [2]
The stories centre on Abdel (Yassine Jabrane), whose cousin Omar (Hani Laroum) comes to visit but sparks a crisis when he gets lost after Abdel sends him out on his own without accompaniment despite Omar's lack of familiarity with the city; Fatima (Chaimaa Zinedine), who is working as a supermarket cashier and trying to deal with an unpaid debt to a drug dealer; and Toussaint (Chris Kanyembuga), an intelligent but introverted young man who is drawn out of his shell when he finds a message in a bottle while fishing. [3]
The film was Bernadet's solo directorial debut, following television credits and the 2008 documentary film West of Pluto (À l'ouest de Pluton) which he codirected with Myriam Verreault. [1]
It premiered at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2023, [4] before going into limited commercial release in Quebec in November.
The film was named as a shortlisted finalist for the 2024 Prix collégial du cinéma québécois. [5]