Maxime Arteau-Blackburn

The daily lives of the personnel of the St-Vincent hospital in Montréal.

Montreal, Winter 2002. Stéphane, 19 years old, fan of Metal, student in graphic design, dreams of becoming an illustrator. But for months he has been caught in a threatening spiral: he is addicted to games. Indebted, without an apartment, avoiding his friends to whom he owes money, Stéphane takes a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant in a major Italian restaurant in Montreal in order to get by. There, he will meet Bébert, a cook who burns the candle at both ends, and Greg, a waiter with disreputable actions. Will Stéphane make it through this new job or will he fall into a downward spiral of bad choices?

During a sweltering Montreal summer, two childhood friends reunite after a trip fraught with ambiguity. Between festive evenings at the skatepark, shocking revelations, and unsettling intimacy, Oli and Malik search for balance and meaning in their lives. Dégage encapsulates the exuberance of early twenties, the burning desire of first love, and the inevitable collision between the queer community and the heteronormative world of sports.

The daily lives of the personnel of the St-Vincent hospital in Montréal.

During a sweltering Montreal summer, two childhood friends reunite after a trip fraught with ambiguity. Between festive evenings at the skatepark, shocking revelations, and unsettling intimacy, Oli and Malik search for balance and meaning in their lives. Dégage encapsulates the exuberance of early twenties, the burning desire of first love, and the inevitable collision between the queer community and the heteronormative world of sports.