The Grizzlies
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| Running time: | 1h 44m | Genre: | Drama |
Based on the true story of Russ Sheppard (Ben Schnetzer), a high school teacher who moved to the town of Kugluktuk, Nunavut in 1998 to teach at a local school. When Russ arrived, the town was plagued with one of the highest rates of alcohol abuse and suicide in North America while the school Russ taught at had rampant absenteeism and substance abuse issues among its student population.
When faced with unfathomable social dysfunction, Russ started a lacrosse team, and changed the community's way of life forever. He saw the lacrosse program flourish in Kugluktuk, but later moved to Cranbrook, British Columbia where he became a lawyer.
| Director: | Miranda de Pencier |
| Studio: | Mongrel Media |
| Producer(s): | Damon D'Oliveira, Miranda de Pencier, Zanne Devine, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Stacey MacDonald |
| Cast: | Ben Schnetzer, Emerald MacDonald, Booboo Stewart, Paul Nutarariaq, Ricky Lee Marty-Pahtaykan, Tantoo Cardinal, Eric Schweig, Will Sasso, Natar Ungalaaq, Ricky Marty-Pahtaykan |
| Writer(s): | Graham Yost, Moira Walley-Beckett |
| Official Site: | thegrizzliesmovie.com |
