Phoenixes (French: Phénix) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr and released in 2024.
[1] Set in the 2000s, the film stars Maxime Genois as Joël, a soldier in the Canadian military who takes on a role coaching his son Jacob's (Aksel Leblanc) soccer team in a bid to bond with his son before he is deployed to the War in Afghanistan later in the year.
[2] The cast also includes Evelyne Brochu as Joël's wife and Jacob's mother Michelle, as well as Alexandre Landry and Rosemarie Sabor in supporting roles.
Beaulieu-Cyr wrote the screenplay based in part on his own experiences as the son of a soldier who fought in Afghanistan.
[1] At Whistler, Beaulieu-Cyr won the award for Best Direction in a Borsos Competition Film and Ariane Falardeau St-Amour won the award for Best Cinematography in a Borsos Competition Film.