BOA (BOA)
Drama, horror | 2025 | Canada (Québec), France | 24m55s | 1.375:1 | 4K | Color | 5.1 | French + Eng subs
Cast
Léonide: Dimitri Doré
Le Bonze: François Sagat
César: Jean-Louis Loca
Zosime: Pascal Zipfel
Crew
Production: Hany Ouichou (Coop Vidéo Montréal), Lucas Tothe, Jessica Arfuso (Punchline Cinéma)
Director: Alexandre Dostie
Screenplay: Alexandre Dostie
Artistic Direction: Gabrielle Desjean
Director of photography: Vincent Biron
Editor: Jules Saulnier
Sound: Harold Hennequin, Ilyaa Ghafouri
Music: Ilyaa Ghafouri
Costumes: Pauline Jacquard
Short Synopsis
Au contact des culturistes du Boa Gym, un jeune moine renoue avec la puissance de son enveloppe charnelle et entreprend une transformation radicale.
When a young monk comes into contact with the bodybuilders of the Boa Gym, he reconnects to the power of his physical form, sparking a radical transformation.
Long Synopsis
Zosime le patriarche va mourir et Léonide, le plus jeune moine de sa communauté, y voit l'augure de leur funeste destin. Profondément ébranlé et forcé de s'aventurer dans la ville, Léonide y découvre une confrérie d'un tout autre ordre que la sienne : les culturistes du Boa Gym. Convaincu qu'il est appelé à sauver sa congrégation de leur propre faiblesse, Léonide redécouvre la puissance de son enveloppe charnelle et entreprend une transformation radicale.
Zosimus the patriarch is about to die and Leonidas, the youngest monk in his community, sees in it as an omen of their grim faith. 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.
Bio
Né dans le Québec rural, Dostie est un artiste autodidacte au parcours unique. Ses courts métrages, Mutants (2016) et Je finirai en prison (2019), ont été salués par la critique et le jury de festivals du monde entier, dont Sundance, Clermont-Ferrand et TIFF. Dostie travaille actuellement sur son premier long métrage.
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.
Director statement
FR
EN
Filmography
Mutants (short fiction/2016)
Je finirai en prison (short fiction/2019)
Festivals & Awards
Contact
Travelling Distribution / [email protected] / 1 514 467-8160
Coop Vidéo Montréal / Hany Ouichou / [email protected]
Punchline Cinéma / Lucas Tothe, Jessica Arfuso / [email protected], [email protected]
Alexandre Dostie / [email protected]
Website: https://www.alexandredostie.com/
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