Patricia Chica’s girls are headed to the United States…

Level 33 Entertainment has acquired the U.S. rights to the Salvadoran-Canadian director’s feature directorial debut Montréal Girls.

Newcomer Hakim Brahimi stars as Ramy, a conservative young man who embarks on a journey of self-discovery as he navigates the free-spirited subcultures of Montréal in search of love and enlightenment.

Montréal Girls is produced by Bahija Essoussi and Samuel Gagnon of Objectif 9 in association with Chica’s production company Flirt Films. Chica also co-wrote the screenplay with U.S. writer and director Kamal John Iskander.

“Patricia Chica’s unique voice seamlessly delivers emotion and entertainment value in her independent feature debut. Level 33 is privileged to be entrusted with introducing this inspiring film to U.S. audiences,” said Andreas Olavarria, president and CEO of Level 33 Entertainment.

The film premiered at San Jose’s Cinequest festival last August and won the Best Feature Award as the closing night film at the Los Angeles International Film Festival in November.

Alongside Brahimi, Montréal Girls features an ensemble cast of rising Canadian acting talent including Jasmina Parent, Sana Asad, Jade Hassouné, Thomas Vallières, Guillaume Rodrigue, Simon Therrien, Marina Harvey and Nahéma Ricci as well as veteran Quebec actors Manuel Tadros, Natalie Tannous, Chadi Alhelou and Martin Dubreuil.