We'll Find Happiness () is a 2025 Canadian-Luxembourgish drama film directed by Léa Pool and written by Michel Marc Bouchard. Starring Mehdi Meskar, Aron Archer and Alexandre Landry, the film follows a Moroccan immigrant in Quebec who tries to prevent his Iranian lover’s deportation. It won the Jury Prize at the 2025 Cinemania film festival.
Synopsis The film follows Saad, a young undocumented Moroccan immigrant in Quebec who is determined to save the Iranian man he loves from deportation to Iran, where death awaits him. To do so, Saad attempts to seduce an influential spokesperson at the Ministry of Immigration.Charles-Henri Ramond, "On sera heureux ouvrira Cinemania". Films du Québec, June 6, 2025.
Cast The cast includes:
Mehdi Meskar as Saad Aron Archer as Reza Alexandre Landry as Laurent Céline Bonnier as Jeanne Sascha Ley as Gloria Price Jérôme Varanfrain as Martin Joël Delsaut as the priest Paul Ahmarani as the lawyer Shiva Gholamianzadeh as the interpreter Maxime Afshar as Ismael Yves Soutière as the prosecutor
Production Written by Michel Marc Bouchard as his first original screenplay that was not adapted from one of his theatrical plays,Charles-Henri Ramond, "Léa Pool tourne L'habit du héros". Films du Québec, July 30, 2024. the film entered production in 2024 under the working title L'Habit du héros.Manon Dumais, "En quête de liberté". La Presse, July 30, 2024. The film was produced by Lyla Films and IRIS Productions, with financial participation from Telefilm Canada and SODEC. Filming took place over 35 days between July 23 and September 21, 2024 in Morocco, Quebec and Luxembourg.
Release and awards The film premiered in September 2025 at the 2025 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival prior to going into commercial release on November 7, 2025."Le nouveau film de Léa Pool présenté en première en novembre". La Presse, May 29, 2025. It won the Jury Prize at the 2025 Cinemania film festival, and later screened at the 2026 OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival: Miami Edition and the 2026 Luxembourg City Film Festival.
Critical response Sarah-Louise Pelletier-Morin of Le Devoir described the film as visually strong and highlighted Yves Bélanger’s cinematography. Manon Dumais of La Presse rated the film 7 out of 10 and described it as a sensitive and compelling drama about gay immigration.
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