Movie theater : Firm coconut
First feature film to bear the Contes pour tous seal since The outlaw gang in 2014, this youth comedy collected revenues of $572,724 at the Quebec box office in 2023, according to Cinéac data. Directed by Sébastien Gagné (Let go, The cottage) and written by Dominic James, Firm coconut tells the story of Max (Oscar Desgagnés), an 11-year-old budding entrepreneur who, with his new friends Charles (Joey Bélanger) and Alice (Emma Bao Linh Tourné), starts a laying hen business. Entertainment for children, but also for adults, with current topics such as local food, animal welfare and debt.
TVA, Friday December 29 at 4 p.m.
The essential: Gift cinema
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The twelve labors of Asterix
Of course, Télé-Québec is bringing back the old classics, like Tintin and the Tourneflower affair (December 24), The twelve labors of Asterix (December 26), The Daltons on the run (December 31) and Little Stuart (1er January). The broadcaster also selected more recent animated films, such as upside down (December 19), Junior Bigfoot (December 20), Rapunzel (December 21) and Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (January 3). New this year: until December 29, we are broadcasting The 30 Labors of Charlie and Elliota show in which Charlie Pierre and Elliot Léonard receive a personality every day at 6:25 p.m. who recounts childhood memories of Christmas.
Télé-Québec
The return : Percy Jackson and the Olympians
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians
After two successful films released respectively in 2010 and 2013, the franchise of fantasy novels by American author Rick Riordan moves from the big to the small screen. Composed of eight episodes, the highly anticipated first season relates the dangerous quest of Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell). The scenario in a few words? Accused by Zeus of having stolen his Lightning Bolt, the young 12-year-old demigod will have to find the object to restore order to Olympus, and thus stop a war. During his epic journey across the United States, he will be surrounded by Annabeth (Leah Jeffries) and Grover (Aryan Simhadri), two friends. The trailer suggests a series full of monsters and action.
Disney+, starting Wednesday
The novelty : The Pokémon receptionist
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The Pokémon receptionist
The Pokémon universe is expanding with this Japanese stop-motion animation series (stop motion) from the renowned Dwarf Studios (Miraculous: Ladybug and Cat Noir, Monsters at Work). The action revolves around the character of Haru, a young woman hired as concierge of a luxury hotel complex reserved for the owners of famous pocket monsters. Thus, the friendly heroine will have to take care of Pikachu, Dragonite, Magikarp and Eevee. Unveiled this fall, the trailer suggests a relaxing and sunny production, without combat sequences, which exudes the beach and summer, perfect for escaping (without leaving your living room) during the winter.
Netflix, Thursday December 28