Montréal Girls (2023)
A Middle-Eastern medical school student, new to Montreal, puts his relationship with his father at risk when he forfeits his education after being forever changed by two young women who help him see his destiny.
Top billed cast
Hakim BrahimiRamy
Jasmina ParentDésirée
Sana AsadYaz
Jade HassounéTamer
Nahéma RicciSophia
Manuel TadrosHani
Martin DubreuilWiseman
Guillaume RodriguePhénix
Chadi AlhelouFahim
Thomas VallièresEtienne Tremblay
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