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Montréal, ma belle

Directed by Xiaodan He
Canada, 2025 (fiction, 118 minutes, colour, French / Mandarin)
Also known as "Montreal, My Beautiful"
Montréal, ma belle
Image: © Filmoption International

Film Description:
"Feng Xia, a 53-year-old Chinese immigrant and mother living in Montreal, has spent her life shaped by duty—to her family, her culture, and a loveless marriage. But when she meets Camille, a spirited young Québécoise, a long-buried desire is awakened. In the balmy and joyful Montreal summer, Feng Xia takes the radical step of choosing herself—embarking on a journey of forbidden love and long-overdue self-discovery. Her awakening becomes a profound reckoning with identity, exile, and the steep cost of liberation."
-- Filmoption International (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Xiaodan He
Produced by: Christine Falco, Xiaodan He
Principal Cast: Joan Chen, Charlotte Aubin, John Xu, Pei Yao Xu, Anzhe (Angelo) Zhang, Jean-Guy Bouchard, Isabelle Miquelon, Zion-Luna Ribeaux Valdès, Annette Garant, Éloi Archambaudoin, Wensi Yan, Pantelis Palioudakis, Amélie Pelletier
Cinematography: Marie Davignon
Film Editing: Tao Gu
Music: Gaétan Gravel
Production Company: Les Films Camera Oscura, Red Dawn Productions
(sources)

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