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French | Mille secrets mille dangers |
Directed by | Philippe Falardeau |
Written by | Philippe Falardeau |
Based on | Mille secrets mille dangers by Alain Farah |
Produced by | Luc Déry Kim McCraw |
Starring | Neil Elias Abdelwahab Rose-Marie Perreault |
Cinematography | André Turpin |
Edited by | Elric Robichon |
Music by | Martin Léon |
Production company | micro_scope |
Distributed by | Les Films Opale |
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Running time | 119 minutes [1] |
Country | Canada |
Languages | French 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 slated for release 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]
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.
The novel's optioning for film was first announced in 2022. [5]
The film is slated to premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2025. [1] [7]