Ababooned (2024)
Set in the Faubourg à mélasse 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.
Top billed cast
Rémi BrideauMichel Paquette
Éric BruneauVicaire Cotnoir
Rémy GirardCardinal Madore
Maïla ValentirAngèle Moisan
Lilou Roy-LanouetteCharlotte Saint-Amour
Pascale MontpetitDélima Paquette
Martin DubreuilAndré Rochette
Mylène MackayRose Saint-Amour
Miguel BédardLe Matou
Devi-Julia PelletierMiss CKVL
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