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Montreal, My Beautiful
Montreal, My Beautiful
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2026
1h 58m
6.8(5 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

At 53 years old, Feng Xia, a Chinese immigrant in Montreal, finally confronts her repressed desire for women and begins a secret affair with a young Québécoise.

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Cast & Crew

45 members
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Joan Chen

Feng Xia

Joan Chen
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Charlotte Aubin

Lisa / Camille

Charlotte Aubin
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John Xu

Wang Jun

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Pei Yao Xu

Joy

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Anzhe Angelo Zhang

Dong Dong

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Jean-Guy Bouchard

Docteur

Jean-Guy Bouchard
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Isabelle Miquelon

Enseignante

Isabelle Miquelon
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Zion-Luna Valdes

Joseph

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Annette Garant

Chantale

Annette Garant
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Eloi Archambaudoin

Fonctionnaire

Eloi Archambaudoin
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Wensi Yan

Lulu

Wensi Yan
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Pantelis Palioudakis

Thomas

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Amélie Pelletier

Mélanie

Amélie Pelletier
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Jing Fang Wu

Femme chinoise 1

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Lei Zhang

Femme chinoise 2

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Xu Liang

Femme chinoise 3

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Huomei Cheng

Leader

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Mei Guo

Han Mei

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Émilie Leclerc Côté

Alice

Émilie Leclerc Côté
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Natalie Tannous

Infirmière

Natalie Tannous
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Li Ming

Chen Kai

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Catherine Beauchemin

Amie 1

Catherine Beauchemin
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Shimin Zhu

Homme chinois 1

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Li Peng

Homme chinois 2

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Wei Xiang

Maître

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Thomas Boonen

Martin

Thomas Boonen
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Doranna Aguirre Bisonnette

Vanessa

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Léa Pilotte

Amie de Joy 1

Léa Pilotte
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Rania Lahlou

Amie de Joy 2

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Emilia Liu

Amie de Joy 3

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Yuyang Zhang

Amie de Joy 4

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Valérie Truong

Réceptionniste

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Marc-Antoine Larche

Commis de pâtisserie

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Daniel Chartier

Leader sud-américain

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Yawei Sun

Professeur de danse

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Ariane Côté

Amie 2

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Simon-Pierre Brochard

Client pâtisserie colon

Simon-Pierre Brochard
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Victor Liu

Tao

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Marvin Boucicaut

Patissier

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Emerick Siko

Amoureux de Vanessa

Emerick Siko
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Giovanni Amorim

Médecin urgences

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Li Li Jiang

Feng Xia (18 ans)

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Sophia Liu

Jeune fille chinoise

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Vivian Li

Danseuse 1

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Yamin Zhang

Danseuse 2

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