''Genesis'' (french: Genèse) is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Philippe Lesage Philippe Lesage is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.Théodore Pellerin Théodore Pellerin (, born June 13, 1997) is a Canadian film and television actor from Quebec. He is most noted for his performance in the 2018 film '' Family First (Chien de garde)'', for which he won the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year ...

and Noée Abita as Guillaume Bonnet and Charlotte, teenage half-siblings simultaneously struggling with romance; Charlotte is in a relationship with Maxime ( Pier-Luc Funk), but is reeling from his proposal that they change to an

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, while Guillaume is a student at an all-boys boarding school who is developing a romantic and sexual attraction to his classmate Nicolas (Jules Roy Sicotte). The cast also includes

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, Rose-Marie Perreault,

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and Mylène Mackay. The film also includes a segment which shifts to focus on the story of Félix (Édouard Tremblay-Grenier), the lead character of Lesage's 2015 film '' The Demons (Les Démons)''. The film premiered at the

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in the International Competition.

Awards

The film has won numerous awards including the Golden Wolf at the

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, Best Film and Best Director Awards at

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in Valladolid (Spain) and Best Film at Los Cabos International Film Festival (Mexico) festivals. The film received an honorable mention for the Best Canadian Film award at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival. In December 2018, the

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named the film to its annual year-end

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list. ''Genesis'' received three

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nominations at the

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, for

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(Lesage) and Best Supporting Actor (Ahmarani).Barry Hertz
"2019 Canadian Screen Awards lean toward Quebec and the obscure, and thank goodness for that"
'' The Globe and Mail'', February 7, 2019. It also received five

Prix Iris The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.21st Quebec Cinema Awards The 21st Quebec Cinema Awards, the 21st overall ceremony in the history of the Quebec Cinema Awards, were held on June 2, 2019 in Montreal. Cinematographer Pierre Mignot also received the Iris Tribute. Winners and nominees Nominees and winners are: ...

, for

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(Pellerin), Best Supporting Actor (Funk), Best Editing (Mathieu Bouchard-Malo) and Best Make-Up (Dominique T. Hasbani).

References

External links

* 2018 films Canadian coming-of-age drama films Canadian teen LGBT-related films LGBT-related coming-of-age films LGBT-related drama films 2018 LGBT-related films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{Quebec-film-stub