Flashwood

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Flashwood
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Directed by Jean-Carl Boucher
Written byJean-Carl Boucher
Produced byJean-Carl Boucher
Nicole Robert
Starring Pier-Luc Funk
Antoine Desrochers
Simon Pigeon
Cinematography Steve 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]

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References

  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Flashwood – Film de Jean-Carl Boucher". Films du Québec, July 20, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "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.