Montréal Girls 2023

In Montreal, Ramy settles into his uncle Manuel Tadros’s home after his mother Alya Natalie Tannous dies, and he arrives with the intent to study medicine. The quiet is soon punctured by nightlife and new faces: at night he meets Jade Hassouné’s Tamer, who leads a band, and he encounters the poet who performs as Phénix, played by Guillaume Rodrigue. The city’s rhythm pulls Ramy toward art and life in unexpected ways, while the memory of Alya lingers like a soft echo in every lecture and street corner.

At a club where Tamer’s band performs, Ramy’s world widens to include Jasmina Parent’s Désirée and Sana Asad’s Yaz. He finds himself drawn to both Desi and Yaz, yet the pull toward Yaz grows even stronger even as she briefly ghosts him. Tamer steps in with caution, suggesting Ramy steer clear of Yaz to avoid trouble, a warning that barely masks Ramy’s growing fascination.

Ramy is not fully recovered from Alya’s death, and his academic focus falters as he wrestles with his path. He first leans toward poetry, inspired by the grief that follows Alya, but ultimately decides to stay on the medical track, hoping to turn his pain into something practical and meaningful. He continues to spend time with Desiree and attends events that Yaz promotes, feeling the pull of a world where poetry might coexist with science. A moment in a car with Yaz tests their dynamic, but Yaz leaves as Etienne Tremblay arrives, reshaping Ramy’s night into a tangled moment of choices and consequences.

A passerby near the Saint Lawrence River offers Ramy a piece of unvarnished advice, nudging him to reflect on his ambitions and relationships. Hani, trying to pass along a piece of Alya’s spirit, gives Ramy one of Alya’s poems to fuel his motivation, a gesture that underscores how memory and art keep steering his decisions.

Ramy’s journey deepens when he attends a poetry event and encounters Sophia. He also crosses paths with Yaz again at a club where Tamer’s band performs, and a kiss with Yaz stirs tensions: Desiree is displeased, and Yaz seems uninterested in a deeper romance. The emotional weather intensifies when Ramy argues with his father about quitting medicine in favor of literature. The conversation is tough, but his father eventually accepts Ramy’s decision, and Ramy transfers from Medicine to Literature.

Meanwhile, Ramy reconnects with Phénix, who is now pursuing a steadier, more conventional job rather than chasing poetry, a reminder that every artistic dream changes shape with time. Tamer asks Ramy to contribute lyrics for the band, signaling a new kind of collaboration that blends Ramy’s evolving voice with the music they make. Desiree and Ramy begin to reconcile, and the arc closes with Ramy performing poetry at a public event, an act that earns Sophia’s admiration and reaffirms the power of art to heal, frustrate, and illuminate the path ahead.