Benoît Dagenais

La vie des êtres (2020)

Ludovic sees his adolescence collapsing: Brigitte, his mother, disappears in the emergency room. Alone, he will have to navigate the chaotic maze of the hospital. Without references, he will have to free himself from his innocence in order to find it back. ...

Boundaries (2016)

Emily Price tries to balance family life and leading crunch negotiations between a Canadian politician and the president of a country whose natural resources are being exploited. ...

A Life Begins (2010)

A twelve year old loses his doctor father to an overdose. ...

My Future Self (2008)

A documentary portrait of aspiring actors from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal. Over an extended period, Bachir Bensaddek followed ten students subjected to a rigorous workload and drawn into the endless cycle of auditions. We watch them l ...

Novena (2005)

Two men bond as one recovers from an attack and the other deals with the impending death of his grandmother. ...

Shooting Star (2005)

Four young women are participating on Idole Instantanée, a reality show produced by Omni Global, in which a complete stranger turns into a music star in just 24 hours. ...

Jack Paradise (Les nuits de Montréal) (2004)

February 15, 1839 (2001)

In 1839, months after the British army has repressed the insurrection of the Patriots, hundreds of rebels are still in prison. The morning of February 14, Marie-Thomas Chevalier De Lorimier and Charles Hindelang learn that they will be hung in 24 hours, wi ...

The Long Winter (1999)

In 1838, François-Xavier Bouchard fights beside his Québec countrymen and the English minority. ...

Alisée (1993)

The Party (1990)

At a maximum security prison, there is preparation for the annual party where entertainers and strippers are scheduled to perform. But not everyone is having fun. A man is sent to solitary, his wife has a nervous breakdown, and a convict prepares to make a ...

Moon Glow (1989)

Bino wants to obtain the power of Claire de Lune, a mysterious flying creature. ...

Dans le ventre du dragon (1989)

The title of this French-Canadian film translates to In the Belly of the Dragon, but don't assume that it's just another kung fu epic. Rather, the film is a likeable mixture of science fiction and humor, centered around the money-making schemes of star Dav ...

Caffè Italia, Montréal (1985)

Using archival documents, fictions, current accounts, and excerpts from a theatrical creation, Paul Tana paints a nuanced portrait of the Italians of Montreal. From the first waves of immigration at the beginning of the century to the men and women taken t ...

Lucien Brouillard (1983)

Solitary anarchist, Lucien Brouillard ceaselessly fights for his rights and those of his societal peers. His subversive whistleblower activities will bring him endless troubles, and he will begin a real descent into Hell after his former childhood friend, ...

My Future Self (2008)

A documentary portrait of aspiring actors from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal. Over an extended period, Bachir Bensaddek followed ten students subjected to a rigorous workload and drawn into the endless cycle of auditions. We watch them l ...