Malik Gervais-Aubourg

Montreal, Quebec. An apartment building facing the highway. Three rough childhoods collide. Melissa, Eddy and Karine live in the same building and from a young age, they have to deal with an environment that crushes grown-ups. In order to improve traffic, we tell them that their home is set to be demolished in the following months.

Maxime, 14, is a young soccer prodigy accustomed to winning and being "the best." However, during the Academy tryouts, he finds himself up against players just as talented as he is—most notably Diego, whose instinctive and selfless style of play shakes his confidence. Beneath Maxime’s self-assurance lies a deep vulnerability: that of a young boy who no longer knows who he is if he isn't the best.

Montreal, Quebec. An apartment building facing the highway. Three rough childhoods collide. Melissa, Eddy and Karine live in the same building and from a young age, they have to deal with an environment that crushes grown-ups. In order to improve traffic, we tell them that their home is set to be demolished in the following months.