125, rue des Malaises is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Louis Bélanger and released in 2026.Charles-Henri Ramond, "125, rue des Malaises – Film de Louis Bélanger". Films du Québec, July 14, 2026. The film stars Rémy Girard as Laurent Perrier, a man in his 70s who invites his daughter Marie-Claude (Geneviève Schmidt) over to announce both that he has scheduled his death via medical assistance in dying, and that he has an illegitimate son, Jacob (Pier-Luc Funk) whom he never told her about.Maxime Demers, "Voici ce qu'on a pensé de «125, rue des Malaises», la nouvelle comédie mettant en vedette Rémy Girard, Guylaine Tremblay et Pier-Luc Funk". Le Journal de Montréal, July 16, 2026.
The cast also includes Claude Legault as Laurent's neighbour Martin, and Guylaine Tremblay as Chantal Pitre, the notary with whom Laurent has prepared his will.
The film was made through a partially improvisational process, with the actors given a basic story outline but free to improvise much of their dialogue.Manon Dumais, "Improvisation mixte sur l’aide médicale à mourir". La Presse, July 16, 2026.
The film premiered on July 6, 2026, in Montreal, before opening commercially across Quebec on July 16.Fanny Bourel, "125, rue des Malaises : faire rire avec l’aide médicale à mourir". Ici Radio-Canada, July 15, 2016. It passed the $1 million box office marker after ten days in theatres,"«125, rue des Malaises» franchit le cap du 1 M$ au box-office". TVA Nouvelles, July 26, 2026. and surpassed $2.5 million after a month.Keven Mawn, "125, rue des Malaises explose et dépasse les 2,5M$ au box-office!". HollywoodPQ, August 15, 2026.
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