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Genesis

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Three teenagers are shaken up by their first loves.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 10/02/2019
"Genèse" concludes as a sober reminder that the young always feel intensely, but that the years between the crush that shines and the ardor that confounds are short ones, indeed. Go to Full Review Abby Sun Film Comment Magazine 08/29/2019
7/10
The actual effect of watching Genesis is a bit like whiplash, as the film switches between three different storylines Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 08/22/2019
The film may be maddening as a character study, and it could damage an ionizer with its air of self-importance, but its experiments in form and tone are highly original. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast 08/21/2024
3/5
A challenging triptych, filled with difficult characters, as well as slow & methodical pacing. It also doesn't end in a conventional sense or with any catharsis, which means it's quite a polarizing text! Go to Full Review Shawn Glinis Film Inquiry 11/20/2019
Genesis, a bifurcated narrative about young love that reveals itself, in the final 20 minutes, to be a triptych, is a steady, assured drama whose power has a strange occasion to sneak up on you. Go to Full Review Zhuo-Ning Su The Film Stage 08/22/2019
B+
An ode to that time in our lives when we still paid more attention to impulses than consequences. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/26/2021 https://youtu.be/YcY3FH208l8 See more bryan b @heybryan 02/07/2021 Worst apocalypse ever!!! See more dave d @RT34924333 12/28/2020 At its best, Philippe Lesage's latest understands growing up and youthful relationships perfectly. At its worst it's an elongated and overindulgent mess. Somewhere in the middle the truth lies. I loved this til I hated it, but a redemptive (albeit seemingly from a different movie with no explanation) final twenty minutes leaves it in that take it or leave it range. Final Score: 5/10 See more richard r @RT64803020 07/26/2020 The movie was a bit interesting until the last 30 or so minutes. That should have been a short film on it's own, it had nothing to do with the other stories which were not really settled. Don't waste your time. The critics are insane as usual. See more 12/26/2019 i think that film is very exellent See more 11/22/2019 Tough film to rate. On the one hand it brings to life the exuberance of youth. But it also brutally portrays the stark realities of coming-of-age, in scenes that can be quite difficult to watch. At over 2 hours in length, I can't say that overall it was entertaining. See more Read all reviews
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Philippe Lesage

Director

Noée Abita

Charlotte

Paul Ahmarani

Perrier

Marc Beaupré

Coach Jacques

Émilie Bierre

Béatrice

Émile Bilodeau

Seb

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Movie Info

Synopsis Three teenagers are shaken up by their first loves.
Director
Philippe Lesage
Producer
Galilé Marion-Gauvin
Screenwriter
Philippe Lesage
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 19, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.8K
Runtime
2h 9m