Flashwood

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Flashwood
Film poster
Directed byJean-Carl Boucher
Written byJean-Carl Boucher
Produced byJean-Carl Boucher
Nicole Robert
StarringPier-Luc Funk
Antoine Desrochers
Simon Pigeon
CinematographySteve Asselin
Louka Boutin
Edited byCharles Grenier
Music byPierre-Philippe Côté
Distributed byEntract Films
Release date
  • March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04) (RVQC)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Flashwood is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Carl Boucher and released in 2020.[1] Shot over a period of seven years and inspired by Boucher's own childhood in the Montreal suburb of Boisbriand,[2] the film centres on a group of teenage friends whose lives and relationships evolve as the years pass.[3]

The cast includes Pier-Luc Funk, Antoine Desrochers, Simon Pigeon, Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay, Laurent-Christophe de Ruelle, Karelle Tremblay, Martin Dubreuil, Sophie Nélisse, Mehdi Bousaidan, Martin Boily and Rose-Marie Perreault.[2]

The film premiered on March 4, 2020 at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.[4] It premiered commercially on August 7.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Flashwood – Film de Jean-Carl Boucher". Films du Québec, July 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Flashwood, un film tissé d’histoires d’amitié". Ici Radio-Canada Première, July 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Marc-André Lussier [fr], "Flashwood: des amis, un film". La Presse, July 31, 2020.
  4. ^ André Duchesne, "À voir aux Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma". La Presse, February 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Sorties en salle août et septembre 2020". Films du Québec, July 31, 2020.

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