Here are 12 Quebec films to see in 2025

Between the sequel to the hit comedy Liara modern reinterpretation of the cult film Two women in gold and new feature films by Philippe Falardeau, Ken Scott and Léa Pool, the year 2025 looks promising in terms of Quebec’s film offerings. Here are 12 film releases to watch over the next 12 months:

A universal language (January 31)

In addition to having recently been selected on the short list of films preselected for the Oscar for best international film, this second feature film by Montreal director Matthew Rankin (The twentieth century) has already distinguished itself at several festivals, including those of Cannes and Toronto, where it won the prize for best Canadian discovery. Surrealist comedy filmed in French and Persian, A universal language tells three parallel stories that intertwine, between Winnipeg, Quebec and Iran.

Vile & miserable (February 7)

Adapted from the graphic novel of the same title by Samuel Cantin, this fantastic comedy by Jean-François Leblanc stars Fabien Cloutier in the guise of a misanthropic demon who descended on Earth more than 350 years ago and who now works in a bookstore used books. His daily routine will be turned upside down by the arrival of a young human assistant who is a little too enthusiastic (Pier-Luc Funk).

Elli and the Monster Team (February 21)

Sophie Nélisse, Caroline Dhavernas and Antoine Olivier Pilon lend their voices to the characters in this new Quebec animated film designed by the producers of The legend of the butterfly et The 3D beanie war. Elli and the Monster Team will tell the story of Elli, a little homeless ghost who must team up with a motley group of monsters to save the world of monsters but also that of humans.

D’ado crisis (February 21)

Director Marc-André Lavoie (Bluff, there won’t be any easy ones) and his co-writer Adrien Bodson were inspired by several classics of youth cinema (from The tuque war has Mom, I missed the plane) to write this film recounting the adventures of four young rebels who will stop at nothing to find a lost cat. Iani Bédard, Réal Bossé and Sonia Vachon are notably part of the cast.

Pedalo (7 mars)

The author and actor Stéphane E. Roy himself directed this film adaptation of his play Pedalo, which he presented on stage for two years. Described as “a closed session at sea for discerning ears”, this dramatic comedy features Sébastien (Marc Fournier) and Bruno (Stéphane E. Roy), two long-time friends in their late forties, who treat themselves to a travel together in an all-inclusive hotel in Cuba, with their respective spouses, played by Catherine Proulx-Lemay and Camille Felton.

My mother, God and Sylvie Vartan (11 avril)

Written and directed by Quebec filmmaker Ken Scott (Starbuck, Goodbye happiness), this adaptation of the eponymous novel by author Roland Perez brings together on screen several stars of French cinema, including Jonathan Cohen, Leïla Bekhti, Jeanne Balibar, Anne Le Ny and Sylvie Vartan herself. Inspired by the author’s childhood in Paris in the 1960s, the film relates the fate of Roland, the youngest of a large family, who is born with a club foot which prevents him from standing up. Against everyone’s advice, his mother will promise him that he will walk like the others and that he will have a fabulous life.

Fanny (May 9)

After having brought joy to young readers, the heroine of popular children’s novels Fanny Cloutier, by author Stéphanie Lapointe, makes the jump to the big screen in this family adventure film directed by Yan England (1:54, Sam). Actress Milya Corbeil-Gauvreau plays Fanny, a teenager who lives with her father Hubert (Éric Bruneau), an academic obsessed with his research and who has never recovered from the death of his wife. Everything will change the day a mysterious family secret resurfaces.

Two women in gold (May 30)

Written by Catherine Léger (Babysitter) based on her own play and directed by Chloé Robichaud (Sarah prefers running), this new version of Two women in gold is intended to be a modern rereading of the cult comedy by Claude Fournier and Marie-José Raymond released in 1970. Laurence Leboeuf and Karine Gonthier-Hyndman reprise the roles played by Louise Turcot and Monique Mercure in the original film, notably surrounded by Sophie Nélisse, Félix Moati, Mani Soleymanlou and Juliette Gariépy.

Phénix (spring)

Son of a soldier, filmmaker Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr (Mad Dog Labine) was inspired by his childhood to write this film which tells the story of a soldier who tries to get closer to his boy before being deployed to Afghanistan, in the mid-2000s. Phénix stars Aksel Leblanc, Maxime Genois and Evelyne Brochu.

Liar (July 9)

Six years after the release of Liarthe filmmaker Émile Gaudreault (From father to cop) revisits the concept of lies that become reality in this new comedy centered on the character of Anne-Élisabeth Bossé. We will therefore follow the adventures of Virginie, a young woman who lies so much that she despite herself creates a universe in which all her lies become reality. Antoine Bertrand is also back in this sequel to the hit 2019 comedy.

Mille secrets mille dangers (autumn)

After a detour to the small screen which allowed him to produce the first season of the series Raspberry time and the documentary series Lac-Mégantic: this is not an accidentthe filmmaker Philippe Falardeau (Mr. Lazhar) returns to cinema by bringing Alain Farah’s successful novel to the screen. Filmed last fall in iconic Montreal locations like the Orange Julep and Saint-Joseph’s Oratory, Mille secrets mille dangers recounts the tumultuous day of the tumultuous marriage between Alain (Neil Elias) and Virginie (Rose-Marie Perreault).

We will be happy (2025)

With this 16^e fiction feature film, director Léa Pool (Hotel Silence, Augustine’s passion) brings to the screen a screenplay by playwright Michel Marc Bouchard (Tom on the farm) recounting the fate of a young Moroccan illegal and an Iranian migrant who landed in Montreal after a perilous journey to America. Filmed in Montreal, Morocco and Luxembourg, We will be happy stars Mehdi Meskar, Alexandre Landry, Aron Archer and Céline Bonnier.