Ababooned

2024 Canadian comedy film
Ababooned
FrenchAbabouiné
Directed byAndré Forcier
Written byJean Boileau
André Forcier
Laurie Perron
Produced byRoger Frappier
Louis Laverdière
Linda Pinet
StarringÉric Bruneau
Rémy Girard
Martin Dubreuil
CinematographyNathalie Moliavko-Visotzky
Production
companies
Les Films du Paria
Max Films
Distributed byFimoption International
Release date
  • August 4, 2024 (2024-08-04) (Fantasia)
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Ababooned (French: Ababouiné) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by André Forcier and released in 2024.[1] Set in the Faubourg à m'lasse district of Montreal, Quebec, in the 1950s, the film centres on a conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and a young team of baseball players.[2]

The film features a large ensemble cast, including Éric Bruneau, Rémi Brideau, Rémy Girard, Maïla Valentir, Gaston Lepage, Lilou Roy-Lanouette, Martin Dubreuil, Pascale Montpetit, Mylène Mackay, Miguel Bédard, Devi Julia Pelletier, Donald Pilon, Réal Bossé, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Luc Senay, Jean-Marie-Lapointe, Hugolin Chevrette, Jean Boileau, Simon Lefebvre, Laurent-Christophe de Ruelle, Renaud Pinet-Forcier, Stéphane L’Écuyer, Émile Schneider and Noémie O'Farrell.[2]

Production

The film entered production in 2023.[3]

Ababouiné had previously been the working title of Forcier's 1994 film The Wind from Wyoming (Le Vent du Wyoming).[4]

Distribution

The film had its world premiere on August 4, 2024, as the closing film of the 2024 Fantasia Film Festival,[5] prior to going into commercial release on August 23.[2] Forcier also received the Fantasia's Prix Denis-Héroux for his overall career achievements in Quebec cinema.[6]

The film is also slated to screen as the opening film of the Les Percéides film festival.[7]

References

  1. ^ Manon Dumais, "Les premières images du nouveau film d’André Forcier dévoilées". La Presse, June 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Ababouiné le plus récent film d’André Forcier à l’affiche le 23 août 2024". CTVM, May 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "André Forcier tourne « Ababouiné »". Films du Québec, July 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Vent du Wyoming, Le – Film d’André Forcier". Films du Québec, June 12, 2009.
  5. ^ "Le dernier film d’André Forcier à Fantasia". La Presse, July 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Alison Foreman, "Fantasia Fest 2024 Announces Its Stellar Final Lineup with ‘Ababouiné,’ ‘In Our Blood,’ and More". IndieWire, July 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ababouiné ouvrira les Percéides". Films du Québec, July 10, 2024.
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