Sara Montpetit

Acting

Sara Montpetit

Québec, Canada

Sara Montpetit (born 2001 or 2002) is a Canadian actress and environmental activist from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the 2021 film Maria Chapdelaine, for which she won the Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards. In 2021 she was cast in Charlotte Le Bon's film Falcon Lake, which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. In 2022 she was cast in Ariane Louis-Seize's Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for her performance in Falcon Lake.

Acting credits

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person poster
7.4

Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she's too sensitive to kill. When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha's life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she meets Paul, a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul's last wishes before day breaks.

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

2023

Falcon Lake poster
6.9

A shy teenager on a summer vacation experiences the joy and pain of young adulthood when he forges an unlikely bond with an older girl.

Falcon Lake

2022

Maria Chapdelaine poster
6.3

In 1910, Maria Chapdelaine, a young girl of seventeen, lived with her family on the banks of the Péribonka River, north of Lake Saint-Jean. The Chapdelaines work tirelessly to push the limits of the forest. In a home where even physical exhaustion cannot dampen the warmth of family life, Maria, strong and full of hope, finds herself faced with major dilemmas. Thrust into the world of adults, Maria will suddenly be forced to decide on her future as a woman.

Maria Chapdelaine

2021

Un grand raccourci poster
6.7

When their family restaurant is on the verge of closing, two cousins release rats in an attempt to set themselves up as pest control experts. That same summer, two young women rig the local beauty contest to promote their jewelry. Caught up in their chaotic schemes, these four resourceful young people searching for a better future eventually cross paths.

Un grand raccourci

2026

Nos Cabanes poster
6.0

A group of friends reunites three years after sharing a profound chapter of their lives; Chiara, Louis, and Rose spend the evening in Reda's workshop to watch the images their friend took three years earlier. The replay of old discussions brings the past to the surface and reveals that things are no longer the same. Even though the group is still together, it becomes clear that one event has changed everything.

Nos Cabanes

2024

FAN poster
NR

Victor is Camille’s table fan. Following a rough heatwave, she decides to replace him with an air conditioner. Victor will try to surmount this act of treason.

FAN

2025

White Dog poster
6.9

As the country explodes under racial tensions after the assassination of Martin Luther King, writer Romain Gary, humanist and animal lover, and his wife, star Jean Seberg, civil rights activist, welcome an abandoned dog into their home, trained to jump at the mouths of blacks: a White Dog.

White Dog

2022

Where Souls Go poster
4.5

Eighteen-year-old Anna has been diagnosed with an incurable terminal illness and has chosen to end her life on her own terms. With only fifteen days remaining, her final wish is to reconnect with her older half-sisters, Ève and Éléonore, from whom she has been estranged ever since their father went to prison. The three sisters must confront their painful past and rediscover the bond of sisterhood before time runs out.

Where Souls Go

2025

Toy Gun Bandit poster
NR

After bragging about stealing from a convenience store, Félix is pulled in by his new friend Dave into a plan to rob a local bank. Hungry for recognition, he dives in without hesitation. But the thrill fades fast as things unravel, and the guns turn out to be all too real. This is almost a true story.

Toy Gun Bandit

2026

The Flower Darkens poster
NR

Today, Alice experiences absent grief.

The Flower Darkens

2023

My Girl poster
NR

Since the rooster died, Jasper's only surviving hen has been depressed. Forced to come down from his mountain where he lives far from everything, the septuagenarian sets out in search of company for his beloved gallinaceous bird.

My Girl

2024

2024, Année Quelconque poster
NR

A group of young actors find themselves on a movie set shooting a film. The camera cuts from the backstage to the scenes shot without cuts, and some boundaries eventually blur. The tone is initially lighthearted, but as the film progresses, a tension builds. Some realize before others that they are not there by chance.

2024, Année Quelconque