Montreal, Ma Belle - 13th MAiFF

Montreal, Ma Belle
dir. Xiaodan He
2025 / Canada / 120 minutes / Fiction

Feng Xia, a 53-year-old Chinese immigrant and mother living in Montreal, has spent her life shaped by duty: to her family, her culture, and a loveless marriage. But when she meets Camille, a spirited young Québécoise, a long-buried desire is awakened. In the balmy and joyful Montreal summer, Feng Xia takes the radical step of choosing herself, embarking on a journey of forbidden love and long-overdue self-discovery. Her awakening becomes a profound reckoning with identity, exile, and the steep cost of liberation.

Along with a special Q&A and Discussion with the director, Xiaodan He!