Junior


1h 37m 2007

Brief Synopsis

There's no margin for error, getting drunk or breaking curfew in the high-stakes game stickhandled by the coaches, agents, trainers, owners and shareholders of junior hockey. The film documents the joys and the anguish of young Baie-Comeau players throughout an entire season. The team isn't doing we

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Sports
Teens
Release Date
2007
Production Company
National Film Board Of Canada
Location
Quebec, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Synopsis

There's no margin for error, getting drunk or breaking curfew in the high-stakes game stickhandled by the coaches, agents, trainers, owners and shareholders of junior hockey. The film documents the joys and the anguish of young Baie-Comeau players throughout an entire season. The team isn't doing well and the pressure to win is intense. As players autograph their pictures for teenage girls after a game, managers and owners meet behind closed doors to decide their fate.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Sports
Teens
Release Date
2007
Production Company
National Film Board Of Canada
Location
Quebec, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary at the 2008 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival.

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States April 2008

Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Canadian Spectrum) April 17-27, 2008.

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States April 2008 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Canadian Spectrum) April 17-27, 2008.)