Though it's a familiar plot about kids learning discipline and teamwork through sports, The Grizzlies is brought to life through the specifics that make the characters and their sense of place — and of displacement — central to the story.
The Grizzlies
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Canada · 2020
Rated R · 1h 44m
Director Miranda de Pencier
Starring Booboo Stewart, Ben Schnetzer, Eric Schweig, Will Sasso
Genre Drama
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In a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students' lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse. Based on a true story, the film depicts the influence of the sport in the healing of young minds.
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Like any good, inspirational athletic adventure, the film forges a strong connection with the human side of the story.
Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen
Director Miranda de Pencier and writers Graham Yost and Moira Walley-Beckett haven’t dodged hard sociological truths lurking beneath the gentle humor, engaging performances and stirringly photographed tundra, lending The Grizzlies a decisive, transformative edge.
This is a “feel good” movie that lets you feel good only after it shows you how bad everything can get.
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