Saguenay international
short film festival

Synopsis

Zosimus, the patriarch, is about to die, and Leonidas, the youngest monk in his community, sees it as an omen of their grim fate. Deeply shaken and forced to venture into the city, Leonidas discovers a brotherhood of an entirely different order than his own: the bodybuilders of the Boa Gym. Convinced that he is destined to save his congregation from their own weakness, Leonidas rediscovers the power of his physical body and begins a radical transformation.

Production :
Coop Vidéo Montréal and Punchline Cinéma
Distribution :
Travelling
Music :
Ilyaa Ghafouri
Screenplay :
Alexandre Dostie
Cast :
Dimitri Doré, Jean-Louis Loca, François Sagat and Pascal Zipfel
Editing :
Jules Saulnier
Cinematographer :
Vincent Biron
Artistic direction :
Gabrielle Desjean

In competition for :


FIPRESCI award

Audience award Official competition

Jury Award

Direction
  • Alexandre Dostie

    Born in rural Quebec, Dostie is a self-taught artist with a unique background. His short films, Mutants (2016) and I'll End Up in Jail (2019), gathered critics and jury’s recognition in festivals around the world, including Sundance, Clermont-Ferrand and TIFF. Dostie is currently working on his first feature film.