The Grizzlies (2018)

Directed by

Miranda de Pencier

Genre

drama film, sport film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teacher in a remote Arctic community starts a youth lacrosse team to address a crisis of suicide among teenagers. The film follows the students and their coach as they find purpose and resilience through the sport.

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What happens

The Grizzlies is a 2018 Canadian sports drama film, directed by Miranda de Pencier. Based on a true story, the film depicts a youth lacrosse team that was set up to help combat an onslaught of youth suicide in the community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut. The film's cast includes Will Sasso, Ben Schnetzer, Tantoo Cardinal, Eric Schweig, Emerald MacDonald, Natar Ungalaaq, Anna Lambe, Paul Nutarariaq, Booboo Stewart, and Madeline Ivalu. The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In October, de Pencier won the Directors Guild of Canada award for Best Direction in a Feature Film. The film was theatrically released in Canada on April 19, 2019, by Mongrel Media. At the 7th Canadian Screen Awards, Dan General, Thomas Lambe, and Adam Tanuyak won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song for "Trials". Nutarariaq was nominated for Best Actor, and Anna Lambe was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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