Lovely Day (film)

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Lovely Day
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French Mille secrets mille dangers
Directed by Philippe Falardeau
Written byPhilippe Falardeau
Based onMille secrets mille dangers by Alain Farah
Produced by Luc Déry
Kim McCraw
StarringNeil Elias Abdelwahab
Rose-Marie Perreault
Cinematography André Turpin
Edited by Elric Robichon
Music by Martin Léon
Production
company
micro_scope
Distributed byLes Films Opale
Release date
  • September 5, 2025 (2025-09-05)(TIFF)
Running time
119 minutes [1]
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench
English [1]
Arabic [1]

Lovely Day (French : Mille secrets mille dangers, lit. "A Thousand Secrets, a Thousand Dangers") is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Philippe Falardeau and released in 2025. [2] Adapted from the novel Mille secrets mille dangers by Alain Farah, [3] the film stars Neil Elias Abdelwahab as Alain, a Lebanese Canadian man struggling to navigate the emotional and interpersonal challenges that threaten to derail the day of his wedding to Virginie (Rose-Marie Perreault). [4]

Contents

The cast also includes Hassan Mahbouba, Hiam Abou Chedid, Georges Khabbaz, Peter-Joe Salameh, Farès Chaanebi, Rose-Anne Déry, Paul Ahmarani, Paul Doucet, Natalie Tannous, Ilyes Tarmasti, Electra Codina Morelli and Bilal Baoui in supporting roles.

Production

The novel's optioning for film was first announced in 2022. [5]

Filming took place in summer and fall 2024 in Montreal. [6] In an interview with Variety following the film's premiere, Falardeau noted that he had strongly considered cancelling the film when the September 2024 Israeli attacks against Lebanon began the day before he was set to shoot the wedding scenes, but was encouraged by the Lebanese actors in the cast to continue on the grounds that it was important to show a story of Lebanese people whose lives were not defined by war. [7]

Release

The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2025. [8]

On September 10, it was screened as the opening film of the Quebec City Film Festival. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lovely Day". Toronto International Film Festival . Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ Éric Lavallée, "Philippe Falardeau Gets Pre-Wedding Jitters for 'Mille secrets mille dangers'. Ioncinema, August 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Philippe Falardeau adaptera au cinéma le plus récent roman d’Alain Farah". Ici Radio-Canada, August 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Éric Lavallée, "Cold Feet: Philippe Falardeau Drives Away with ‘Mille secrets mille dangers’". Ioncinema, October 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ Angelica Babiera, "micro_scope acquires rights to Alain Farah novel". Playback , August 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ Nicholas Sokic, "Philippe Falardeau’s latest film wraps in Montreal". Playback , October 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ Jennie Punter, "’Lovely Day’ Director Philippe Falardeau on Why His Latest Felt Wrong and How Lebanese Cast Members Convinced Him It’s the Film We Need Right Now". Variety , September 8, 2025.
  8. ↑ Anthony D'Alessandro, "TIFF Galas & Presentations: World Premieres ‘Good Fortune’, ‘Nuremberg’, Sydney Sweeney Pic ‘Christy’, Angelina Jolie ‘Couture’; North American Debuts Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’, Dwayne Johnson ‘Smashing Machine’". Deadline Hollywood , July 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ Kathleen Lavoie, "FCVQ : Une ouverture en famille avec Mille secrets, mille dangers". Ici Radio-Canada, September 10, 2025.
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