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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, Sport

Box Office

$11,650

Production

N/A

Awards

8 wins & 9 nominations

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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

The Grizzlies poster

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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: N/A

Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 69/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $11,650

Released: 31 Jul 2020

Awards: 8 wins & 9 nominations

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