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The Grizzlies

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.

Director

Miranda de Pencier

Year

Genre

biography, drama

Box Office

$11,650

Production

Northwood Entertainment,Puhitaq,The Kennedy/Marshall Company,Jake Steinfeld Productions,Pacific Northwest Pictures,Mongrel Media

Awards

8 wins & 9 nominations

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Plane Passenger

Roger

Johnny

Lenore Aviak

Janace

Tantoo Cardinal

Female Townsperson #2

Special BG

Christopher Church

(voice)

RCMP Officer #2

Tanner

Town Council Member

Ippiksaut Friesen

Special BG

Stoleurcreditcard

Female Townsperson

Looee Ishulutaq

Special BG

Innosar Issakiark

Schoolgirl (with baby)

Lena

Special BG

Braden Johnston

Townsperson

Elisapee Johnston

ATV Driver

Coach

Grace

Jennifer Kilabuk

Co-op Cashier

Sarah Laakkuluk

Spring

Miranda

Emerald MacDonald

Officer Lebec

Adam

Ricky Marty-Pahtaykan

Sam

Jason

Daniel Niego-Akavak

Vinny's Dad

Zach

Paul Nutarariaq

Townsperson #2

Vinny's Mom

Mike

Russ Sheppard

Harry Aviak

Toronto Referee

Russell Sheppard

Kyle

Town Council President

Vinny

Pete

Townsperson #3

Co-op Cashier

Laakaluk Williamson

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Russ Sheppard Miranda

To have come this far, to have
even gotten on that plane - The Grizzlies

To have come this far, to have even gotten on that plane

- Come here.
(dog whimpering) - The Grizzlies

- Come here. (dog whimpering)

You lived up here a long time? - The Grizzlies

You lived up here a long time?

- Oh, yeah.
Sorry to say it's not mine. - The Grizzlies

- Oh, yeah. Sorry to say it's not mine.

Or the end of the world, - The Grizzlies

Or the end of the world,

- Yeah, well, considering
I had 48 hours to decide
when I graduated, - The Grizzlies

- Yeah, well, considering I had 48 hours to decide when I gr...

- The money's good - The Grizzlies

- The money's good

I'll spend the year up north - The Grizzlies

I'll spend the year up north

Over here on the right,
that's the Cop Shop. - The Grizzlies

Over here on the right, that's the Cop Shop.

- No, the refrigerator coil's
fried out, - The Grizzlies

- No, the refrigerator coil's fried out,

(soft music) - The Grizzlies

(school bell) - The Grizzlies

They all speak English, right? - The Grizzlies

They all speak English, right?

- This me?
Alrighty. Janace, - The Grizzlies

- This me? Alrighty. Janace,

We use teachers
from Work-For-School - The Grizzlies

We use teachers from Work-For-School

Uh, my name is Russ Sheppard,
but you can call me Russ. - The Grizzlies

Uh, my name is Russ Sheppard, but you can call me Russ.

Uh, please don't call me
Mr. Sheppard, 'cause... - The Grizzlies

Uh, please don't call me Mr. Sheppard, 'cause...

- Alrighty. Attendance.
Let's give this a shot. - The Grizzlies

- Alrighty. Attendance. Let's give this a shot.

In Inuit custom, raising
the eyebrows means yes. - The Grizzlies

In Inuit custom, raising the eyebrows means yes.

Uh, Shani Ikniq...
Ikniqpal... - The Grizzlies

Uh, Shani Ikniq... Ikniqpal...

Kathy Itigaiqpaituk. - The Grizzlies

Kathy Itigaiqpaituk.

- That's a new one.
And you are? - The Grizzlies

- That's a new one. And you are?

- Everybody knows that this is
the first day of school, right? - The Grizzlies

- Everybody knows that this is the first day of school, righ...

- No, no-no.
I am not, I just-- - The Grizzlies

- No, no-no. I am not, I just--

- Yes, but you don't have
a right to disrupt this class. - The Grizzlies

- Yes, but you don't have a right to disrupt this class...

- I said...
[in Inuit] - The Grizzlies

- I said... [in Inuit]

- I'm done now.
- I'm not, - The Grizzlies

- I'm done now. - I'm not,

- I'm sorry, but you're going
to have to go through me - The Grizzlies

- I'm sorry, but you're going to have to go throug...

Oh!
(class reactions and laughter) - The Grizzlies

Oh! (class reactions and laughter)

- Because to him
and the rest of these kids, - The Grizzlies

- Because to him and the rest of these kids,

Look, you don't need algebra - The Grizzlies

Look, you don't need algebra

- Don't they want
an education, - The Grizzlies

- Don't they want an education,

- Yeah.
(cash register beeps) - The Grizzlies

- Yeah. (cash register beeps)

Funeral.
Second kid this month. - The Grizzlies

Funeral. Second kid this month.

They warn you about a lot of
stuff when you take this job, - The Grizzlies

They warn you about a lot of stuff when you take this job,

- Man, I do the same thing
everyone else does: I drink. - The Grizzlies

- Man, I do the same thing everyone else does: I drink.

Come on!
Answer me. - The Grizzlies

Come on! Answer me.

Come on.
I know you steal from me! - The Grizzlies

Come on. I know you steal from me!

- Why?
What are you gonna do, huh? - The Grizzlies

- Why? What are you gonna do, huh?

Tell me where it is!
(mother): Kyle! - The Grizzlies

Tell me where it is! (mother): Kyle!

Kyle!
- I don't take shit! - The Grizzlies

Kyle! - I don't take shit!

- What the hell?
(door slams shut) - The Grizzlies

- What the hell? (door slams shut)

Okay, I know
what you're thinking: - The Grizzlies

Okay, I know what you're thinking:

Names and dates but, guys,
history is a story. - The Grizzlies

Names and dates but, guys, history is a story.

A true story. - The Grizzlies

- Can I go to the washroom?
- Knock yourself out. - The Grizzlies

- Can I go to the washroom? - Knock yourself out.

I want three pages,
double-spaced, - The Grizzlies

I want three pages, double-spaced,

Person, place or thing. - The Grizzlies

Person, place or thing.

I'm gonna write about Spring.
She's my sun, - The Grizzlies

I'm gonna write about Spring. She's my sun,

(indistinct conversation) - The Grizzlies

(indistinct conversation)

You should get a load
of this white guy, man. - The Grizzlies

You should get a load of this white guy, man.

Yeah, just let me know
if there's anything else - The Grizzlies

Yeah, just let me know if there's anything else

No, St. Andrew's Academy, - The Grizzlies

No, St. Andrew's Academy,

¶ Trusting myself
and this path that I'm on ¶ - The Grizzlies

¶ Trusting myself and this path that I'm on ¶

- What're you gonna do, huh?
Call the RCMP? - The Grizzlies

- What're you gonna do, huh? Call the RCMP?

- Gonna go get some shut-eye, - The Grizzlies

- Gonna go get some shut-eye,

(banging on door) - The Grizzlies

(banging on door)

He's gonna kill me!
- Spring, who-- - The Grizzlies

He's gonna kill me! - Spring, who--

- Get inside. Get inside.
- Spring! Spring! - The Grizzlies

- Get inside. Get inside. - Spring! Spring!

- I wanna see Spring.
- Roger, stop it. Back up, now. - The Grizzlies

- I wanna see Spring. - Roger, stop it. Back up, now.

Now go home!
- I can't live-- - The Grizzlies

Now go home! - I can't live--

(dog barking) - The Grizzlies

Let's get you home.
(Spring sobbing) - The Grizzlies

Let's get you home. (Spring sobbing)

I hope you feel like shit - The Grizzlies

I hope you feel like shit

You understand me?
- She won't talk to me. - The Grizzlies

You understand me? - She won't talk to me.

(sighing) - The Grizzlies

- Hey, buddy.
You got a problem? - The Grizzlies

- Hey, buddy. You got a problem?

Guys, you need to hand in
the assignments - The Grizzlies

Guys, you need to hand in the assignments

Look, it's...
It's no skin off my nose, okay. - The Grizzlies

Look, it's... It's no skin off my nose, okay.

It's less work for me, but--
(knocking on door) - The Grizzlies

It's less work for me, but-- (knocking on door)

- Buddy, - The Grizzlies

About Roger or anything? - The Grizzlies

About Roger or anything?

(man): Get out!
(door slams shut) - The Grizzlies

(man): Get out! (door slams shut)

No one actually waits
at the door in Kug, - The Grizzlies

No one actually waits at the door in Kug,

They need an outlet, to get
involved in something besides - The Grizzlies

They need an outlet, to get involved in something besides

Jesus, they're-- - The Grizzlies

Jesus, they're--

(sighing) - The Grizzlies

$300 left in the P.E. budget,
but don't expect-- - The Grizzlies

$300 left in the P.E. budget, but don't expect--

They're going to love it.
The kids are going to love it. - The Grizzlies

They're going to love it. The kids are going to love it...

Outside. Thank you.
Thanks, guys. - The Grizzlies

Outside. Thank you. Thanks, guys.

- No, Dave, it's gonna have
to be used. - The Grizzlies

- No, Dave, it's gonna have to be used.

Helmets, sticks, gloves,
you know, whatever I can get. - The Grizzlies

Helmets, sticks, gloves, you know, whatever I can get.

Kugluktuk. North as north gets.
(school bell ringing) - The Grizzlies

Kugluktuk. North as north gets. (school bell ringing)

We've got equipment all sorted
out, so you don't have to-- - The Grizzlies

We've got equipment all sorted out, so you don't h...

- Why not?
- It's just not for me. - The Grizzlies

- Why not? - It's just not for me.

- Just, uh,
treat her right, okay? - The Grizzlies

- Just, uh, treat her right, okay?

(ski-doo engine sputtering) - The Grizzlies

(ski-doo engine sputtering)

Hey! Easy on the throttle!
Gee whiz. - The Grizzlies

Hey! Easy on the throttle! Gee whiz.

- Hey, hey. That's me.
Both of them. - The Grizzlies

- Hey, hey. That's me. Both of them.

(sighing) - The Grizzlies

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Miranda de Pencier

Writer: Moira Walley-Beckett, Graham Yost

Production: Northwood Entertainment,Puhitaq,The Kennedy/Marshall Company,Jake Steinfeld Productions,Pacific Northwest Pictures,Mongrel Media

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 69/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $11,650

Released: 31 Jul 2020

Awards: 8 wins & 9 nominations

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