Kings
Le Rois
Elias and Laurent are the only two new counselors at camp this summer. When their initiation goes sideways, Laurent tries to get out of it – and the entire group ridicules him. Elias is trapped: he either needs to reject his friend, or risk being rejected himself.
- Original title: Le Rois
- Country: Canada
- Year: 2023
- Length: 11
- Language: Fransk / French
- Director: Olivier Côté
- Script: Olivier Côté
- Photography: Xavier Bossé
- Editing: Alexis Viau
- Sound: Tiago McNicoll Castro Lopes, Luc Bouchard, Martin M. Messier
- Cast: Xavier Rivard-Désy, Noé Poblete, Maxime Gibeault
- Producer: Karine Bélanger
- Art Direction: Kenny Dorvil
- Contact: festival(at)travellingdistribution.com
Olivier Côté
Olivier Côté is a young director and screenwriter from Montréal whose films are often inspired by his own experiences. His previous student shorts Film Me and Strike have garnered recognition in the festival circuit (Palm Springs, Regard+). Kings (Les Rois) concludes a trilogy about peer pressure in hyper-masculine settings.