Gamma Rays () is a Canadian comedy-drama film, written and directed by Henry Bernadet and released in 2023. Made with a cast of non-professional actors, the film centres on three interconnected stories about young immigrants in the VillerayâÂÂSaint-MichelâÂÂParc-Extension district of Montreal, Quebec.
The stories centre on Abdel (Yassine Jabrane), whose cousin Omar (Hani Laroum) comes to visit but sparks a crisis when he gets lost after Abdel sends him out on his own without accompaniment despite Omar's lack of familiarity with the city; Fatima (Chaïmaa Zineddine Elidrissi), who is working as a supermarket cashier and trying to deal with an unpaid debt to a drug dealer; and Toussaint (Chris Kanyembuga), an intelligent but introverted young man who is drawn out of his shell when he finds a message in a bottle while fishing.
The film was Bernadet's solo directorial debut, following television credits and the 2008 film West of Pluto (ÃÂ l'ouest de Pluton) which he codirected with Myriam Verreault. To cast the film's leading roles, he sought out amateur actors at Georges-Vanier secondary school in Villeray.
It premiered at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2023, before going into limited commercial release in Quebec in November.