Hurricane F.Y.T! () is a French Canadian drama film, directed by Ara Ball and released in 2023.Charles-Henri Ramond, "(FNC 2023) à ne pas manquer: L’ouragan F.Y.T.". Films du Québec, October 6, 2023. The film centres on Delphis (Justin Labelle), a young boy from a rough neighbourhood in Montreal who calls himself "the Hurricane", who runs away from home to live life by his own rules.
The supporting cast includes Julie Le Breton, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Martin Dubreuil, Larissa Corriveau, Émile Schneider, Jean-Pierre Bergeron, Patrice Dubois, Nico Racicot, Pascale Montpetit, Margot Blondin, Normand Chouinard, Isabelle Miquelon, Joanie Guérin, Mathieu Lepage, Gabrielle B. Thuot and David Giguère.
The film is inspired by Ara Ball's 2013 short film L'Ouragan fuck you tabarnak, produced by Ara Ball & Tania Duguay, which starred Luka Limoges as Delphis and was a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014.Manon Dumais, "Jutra 2014: Le triomphe de Louis Cyr". Voir, March 23, 2014.
In 2022, Bunbury Films announced that the full-length version was in development.Victoria Ahearn, "Bunbury Films rolling on fiction feature L’Ouragan F.Y.T.". Playback, October 25, 2022. It premiered in the national feature competition at the 2023 Festival du nouveau cinéma.Charles-Henri Ramond, "FNC 2023: la sélection québécoise". Films du Québec, September 20, 2023.
The film was shortlisted for the 2025 Prix collégial du cinéma québécois.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Les finalistes du 14e PCCQ". Films du Québec, January 16, 2025.
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