''Flashwood'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by
Jean-Carl Boucher and released in 2020. Shot over a period of seven years and inspired by Boucher's own childhood in the
Montreal
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suburb of
Boisbriand
Boisbriand is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles in the Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality.
The Hasidic community of Kiryas Tosh is located w ...
,
["Flashwood, un film tissé d’histoires d’amitié"]
Ici Radio-Canada Première
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, July 30, 2020. the film centres on a group of teenage friends whose lives and relationships evolve as the years pass.
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.
[
The film premiered on March 4, 2020 at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma. It premiered commercially on August 7.][Charles-Henri Ramond]
"Sorties en salle août et septembre 2020"
''Films du Québec'', July 31, 2020.
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2020 films
2020 drama films
Canadian coming-of-age drama films
2020s coming-of-age drama films
Quebec films
Films shot in Quebec
Films set in Quebec
2020s French-language films
French-language Canadian films
2020s Canadian films
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