SPRINT Gala – Ababooned

Screening in presence of screenwriter François P. Forcier and actress Pascale Montpetit

Set in the 1950s, when the Catholic Church ruled over Quebec with an iron fist, a rowdy group of kids goes to war against the church. Michel (Rémi Brideau), a 12-year-old boy suffering from polio, occupies his free time learning a trade in a small library and printing shop. Their next projet is Ababooned, a dictionary of imaginary word, written by the boy’s schoolteacher. The group attracts attention from the clergy when their new pamphlet hits the shelves—a document calling for the separation of church and state. The clergy’s response is swift and ruthless but they soon find they are no match for the people they mean to oppress. (Fantasia Festival)