#TIFF: “L’AUTRE” TO PREMIERE AT 2026 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Starring Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Bilel Chegrani, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Nahéma Ricci, Marc Messier, Benoît Gouin and Maxime Genois

Montréal, Tuesday, August 4, 2026 – Maison 4:3 and Cool Raoul are proud to announce that the feature film L’AUTRE, directed by Alexandre Franchi, will have its world premiere in the Centrepiece programme at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Bilel Chegrani, Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, Nahéma Ricci, Benoît Gouin, Maxime Genois and the late Marc Messier.

Confined to a hospital bed and given a 50 per cent chance of surviving cancer, a man discovers that the patient in the next bed – a young man with a gunshot wound – has no intention of letting him die in peace. A darkly comic duel unfolds between the two men. L’autre is a grotesque and tender duel about mortality, identity, and what gives us the will to live. The film is inspired by a hospital stay that nearly claimed the director’s life.

Written by Alexandre Franchi and Simon Lavoie, L’AUTRE is produced by Ménaïc Raoul and Alexandre Franchi. The creative team includes director of photography Steve Asselin, production designer Paskale Jobin, editor Hubert Hayaud, costume designer Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette, makeup artist Djina Caron, and hairstylist Mathieu Beauséjour. The original score is by Gabriel Scotti.

Distributed by Maison 4:3, L’AUTRE was produced with the financial participation of SODEC, Telefilm Canada, provincial and federal tax credits, and Post-Moderne. The film will open in theatres in fall 2026.