Released Date:
2011-10-17
Languages:
French
Countries:
Canada
Runtime:
81 min
IMDB Ratings:
5.9 (74 Reviews)
Director:
Maxime GirouxGenres:
DramaMaxime Giroux
Alexandre Laferrière
Jo lives in the shadow of his older brother. Amidst a world of delinquency, they become interested in illegal car racing. One night they participate in of them, never reaching the finish line. Jo will become Jonathan.
Released Date:
2015-04-17
Languages:
French, Yiddish, English, Spanish, Hebrew, Italian
Countries:
Canada
Runtime:
105 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (389 Reviews)
Director:
Maxime GirouxMaxime Giroux
Alexandre Laferrière
Fèlix and Meira is a story of an unconventional romance between two people living vastly different realities mere blocks away from one another. Each lost in their everyday lives, Meira (Hadas Yaron), a Hasidic Jewish wife and mother and Fèlix (Martin Dubreuil), a Secular loner mourning the recent death of his estranged father, unexpectedly meet in a local bakery in Montreal's Mile End district. What starts as an innocent friendship becomes more serious as the two wayward strangers find comfort in one another. As Fèlix opens Meira's eyes to the world outside of her tight-knit Orthodox community, her desire for change becomes harder for her to ignore, ultimately forcing her to choose: remain in the life that she knows or give it all up to be with Fèlix. Giroux's film is a poignant and touching tale of self-discovery set against the backdrops of Montreal, Brooklyn, and Venice, Italy.
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