Boost (2017)
Boost (2017), directed by Darren Curtis, starring Nabil Rajo and Jahmil French.
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Synopsis
Hakeem and A-Mac are like brothers. Together facing immigrant life in Montreal, while 'spotting' cars after school. Boost gives us a glimpse into the awkward adventures of teenage boyhood, then the jolt, when that innocence ends abruptly.
- Pawel PogorzelskiCinematography
- Darren CurtisDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- Jared CurtisEditing
- Frederic BohbotProducer
About the film
Boost is a 2016 Canadian drama film written and directed by Darren Curtis.
The film stars Nabil Rajo and Jahmil French as Hakeem and Anthony/"A-Mac", teenagers in the Park Extension neighbourhood of Montreal who work at Hakeem's uncle's car wash while simultaneously maintaining a sideline pursuit of passing on tips about valuable cars to the neighbourhood's gang of car thieves. One day, however, they decide to try their hands at undertaking an auto theft themselves. The film's cast also includes Fanny Mallette, Oluniké Adeliyi, Patrick Goyette, Théodore Pellerin and Juliette Gariépy.
The film was originally written to be about characters of South Asian background, but was rewritten in a Black Canadian context when Rajo and French were cast as the leads. The film was released concurrently in both the original English and dubbed French versions.
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Boost is a 2016 Canadian drama film written and directed by Darren Curtis.
The film stars Nabil Rajo and Jahmil French as Hakeem and Anthony/"A-Mac", teenagers in the Park Extension neighbourhood of Montreal who work at Hakeem's uncle's car wash while simultaneously maintaining a sideline pursuit of passing on tips about valuable cars to the neighbourhood's gang of car thieves. One day, however, they decide to try their hands at undertaking an auto theft themselves. The film's cast also includes Fanny Mallette, Oluniké Adeliyi, Patrick Goyette, Théodore Pellerin and Juliette Gariépy.
The film was originally written to be about characters of South Asian background, but was rewritten in a Black Canadian context when Rajo and French were cast as the leads. The film was released concurrently in both the original English and dubbed French versions.
Cast
Nabil Rajo as Hakeem Nour
Jahmil French as Anthony 'A-Mac' Macdonald
Ntare Mwine as Ramaz 'Ram'
Fanny Mallette as Madame Tessier
Patrick Goyette as Detective Belanger
Juliette Gariépy as Maxine
Oluniké Adeliyi as Amina Nour
Brent Skagford as Ilija
Marc Rowland as Aleksy
Juliette Gosselin as Anna
Théodore Pellerin as Dev
Émeraude Lapointe-Provost as Daphne
Jean Petitclerc as Mr. Dibiase
Djibril Toure as Ali Nour
Accolades
The film received five Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.
References
External links
Boost at IMDb
Text from Boost (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_(film)
Trivia
- The production budget was US$ 1.0 million.
- It premiered on April 7, 2017, a Friday.
- It runs 1h33 — a typical feature length.
- This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosBunbury Films, Havelock Films
- CountriesCanada
- LanguagesEnglish
- BudgetUS$ 1,013,000
- StatusReleased
More about this film
Set in
- Montreal
Cast
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Nabil Rajo
Hakeem Nour -
Jahmil French
Anthony 'A-Mac' Macdonald -
Fanny Mallette
Madame Tessier -
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
Ramaz 'Ram' - Marc Rowland Aleksy
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Brent Skagford
Ilija -
Oluniké Adeliyi
Amina Nour -
Juliette Gariépy
Maxine -
Juliette Gosselin
Anna -
Patrick Goyette
Détective Bélanger -
Théodore Pellerin
Dev -
Djibril Touré
Ali Nour -
Jean Petitclerc
M. DiBiase - Émeraude Lapointe-Provost Daphnée
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Alex Stines
Tueur à gages russe - Kenneth Fernandez Mécanicien
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Sébastien Beaulac
Agent du SPMM -
Daniel Marcoux
Homme riche -
Sara-Sue Vallée
Copine - Austin Beauchamp Fils adolescent
Quiz about this movie
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Império - Dois Mundos Colidem
6.2
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6.5
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Paranóia Americana
6.2
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Propriedade do Estado
6.4
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Codinome Cassius 7 Drama from the 2010s
5.8
Crew
- Pawel Pogorzelski Cinematography
- Darren Curtis Director
- Jared Curtis Editing
- Darren Curtis Producer
- Frederic Bohbot Producer
- Kieran Crilly Producer
- Mike Silver Original music
- Darren Curtis Screenplay
Questions about this film
What is Boost about?
Boost: Hakeem and A-Mac are like brothers. Together facing immigrant life in Montreal, while 'spotting' cars after school. Boost gives us a glimpse into the awkward adventures of teenage boyhood, then the jolt, when that innocence ends abruptly.
Who directed Boost?
Boost was directed by Darren Curtis in 2017.
Who stars in Boost?
The cast of Boost includes Nabil Rajo, Jahmil French, Fanny Mallette, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine and Marc Rowland.
How long is Boost?
Boost runs for 93 minutes, or 1h33.
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