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ERA
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Released last year.
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We'll Find Happiness
2025 1h 41m FR
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 6
Drama
Synopsis
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Saad, a young Moroccan illegal immigrant, is planning a perilous journey to Canada with Reza, his Iranian lover. In Montreal, Saad is called upon to save his beloved from certain deportation to Iran, where inevitable punishment awaits.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Mehdi Meskar
Saad Idrissa
Alexandre Landry
Laurent Gauthier
Aron Archer
Reza Mohammadi
Céline Bonnier
Jeanne
Sascha Ley
Gloria Price
Jérôme Varanfrain
Martin
Joël Delsaut
The Priest
Shiva Gholamianzadeh
The Interpreter
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Léa Pool
- Writers
- Michel Marc Bouchard
- Languages
- Arabic, English, French, Persian
- Countries
- Canada, Luxembourg, Morocco
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, French, Persian.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Canada, Luxembourg, Morocco.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Léa Pool, shot by Yves Bélanger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Kyan Bayani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Michel Arcand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mehdi Meskar and Alexandre Landry and Aron Archer carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt31851883 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Léa Pool directs. Yves Bélanger behind the camera. Kyan Bayani scores. Michel Arcand cuts. Produced in Canada, Luxembourg, Morocco. Dialogue in Arabic, English, French, Persian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released last year.
- 2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, French, Persian.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Canada, Luxembourg, Morocco.
- 4Directed by Léa Pool, shot by Yves Bélanger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Kyan Bayani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Michel Arcand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Mehdi Meskar and Alexandre Landry and Aron Archer carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt31851883 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Yves Bélanger
- Original score
- Kyan Bayani
- Editing
- Michel Arcand
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Léa Pool
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- LY
Lyla Films
CA
Iris Productions
LU
Key crew
- ProducerNicolas Steil
- ProducerKatarzyna Ozga
- ProducerFrançois Tremblay
- Art DirectionElise de Blois
- ProducerLyse Lafontaine
- EditorMichel Arcand
- Assistant EditorGeneviève Roberge
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- deportation
- morocco
- montreal, canada
- iran
- lgbt
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2025-11-04· Cinemania Film Festival
- Theatrical2025-11-07
Also known as
International titles
- L'habit du hérosCA
- We'll Find HappinessCA
