Ababooned | |
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French | Ababouiné |
Directed by | André Forcier |
Written by | Jean Boileau André Forcier Laurie Perron |
Produced by |
Roger Frappier Louis Laverdière Linda Pinet |
Starring |
Éric Bruneau Rémy Girard Martin Dubreuil |
Cinematography | Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky |
Production companies | Les Films du Paria Max Films |
Distributed by | Fimoption International |
Release date |
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Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Ababooned ( French: Ababouiné) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by André Forcier and slated for release in 2024. [1] Set in the Faubourg à m'lasse district of Montreal, Quebec, in the 1950s, the film centres on a conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and a young team of baseball players. [2]
The film features a large ensemble cast, including Éric Bruneau, Rémi Brideau, Rémy Girard, Maïla Valentir, Gaston Lepage, Lilou Roy-Lanouette, Martin Dubreuil, Pascale Montpetit, Mylène Mackay, Miguel Bédard, Devi Julia Pelletier, Donald Pilon, Réal Bossé, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Luc Senay, Jean-Marie-Lapointe, Hugolin Chevrette, Jean Boileau, Simon Lefebvre, Laurent-Christophe de Ruelle, Renaud Pinet-Forcier, Stéphane L’Écuyer, Émile Schneider and Noémie O'Farrell. [2]
The film entered production in 2023. [3]
The film will have its world premiere on August 4, 2024, as the closing film of the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival, [4] prior to going into commercial release on August 23. [2] Forcier has also been named as the recipient of Fantasia's Prix Denis-Héroux for his overall career achievements in Quebec cinema. [5]
Ababouiné had previously been the working title of Forcier's 1994 film The Wind from Wyoming (Le Vent du Wyoming). [6]