| Maria | |
| Director: | Alec Pronovost |
| Producer: | Nathalie Bustos |
| Starring: | Mariana Mazza |
| Music: | Alex Lefaivre |
| Cinematography: | Christophe Fortin |
| Editing: | Charles Boisseau |
| Studio: | Groupe Entourage |
| Distributor: | TVA Films |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
Maria is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Alec Pronovost and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Mariana Mazza as Maria, an aimless young woman who takes a job as a substitute teacher in a high school after promising her dying mother that she will make an effort to accomplish something in her life, despite her lack of education in how to teach students.[2]
The cast also includes Alice Pascual, Florence Longpré, Isabel dos Santos, Louka Amadeo Bélanger-Leos, Arnaud Lemaire, Korine Côté, Rosalie Moreau, Liam Audet, Pascal Cameron, Laurent Lemaire, Isabella Villalba, Louis-Olivier Maufette, Christine Morency, Suzanne Champagne, Sasha Migliarese, Félix-Antoine Bénard and Daphnée Côté-Hallé, as well as cameo appearances by René Richard Cyr, Kathleen Fortin, Yves Jacques and Diane Lavallée.[1]
The film premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 16, 2021,[3] before opening commercially on August 20.[4]