The Grizzlies(2020)

Name: The Grizzlies
Director: Miranda de Pencier
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Released: Jul 31, 2020
Cast: Jack Anawak, Fred Bailey, Seth Burke

Hammond Entertainment

R
Rated R for language, and some drug/alcohol use involving teens
1h 42m

Release Date: Jul 31, 2020

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.

Note: Distributed by Hammond Entertainment

Release Details

Jul 31, 2020 | Limited

Jul 31, 2020 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-02-02T03:56:14.735Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$4,560
Total US & Canada:
$11,650
Total International
$49,925
Total Worldwide:
$61,575

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Director & Top Cast

Miranda de Pencier
Director

Jack Anawak
Plane Passenger

Fred Bailey
Roger

Seth Burke
Johnny

Other Details

Country of Origin: Canada

Language: Inuktitut,English

Summaries

Storyline

THE GRIZZLIES is an inspiring true story based on a group of Inuit students in the small Arctic town of Kugluktuk. Suffering from widespread drug use, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and one of the highest teen suicide rates in the world, this northern community is periled by the legacy of colonialism. The students are naturally skeptical when Russ Sheppard, yet another ignorant and unprepared white rookie teacher, arrives from the South on a one-year teaching contract. With much to learn, but deeply shaken by the death of one of his students, Russ introduces his class to the sport of lacrosse in an effort to help lift the dangerous fog of trauma existing in his students. While initially resistant, the students gradually come together to embrace the sport, form Team Grizzlies, and find inspiration to make shifts in their own lives. Together with Russ, the team gains the support of a deeply divided town and eventually negotiates its way to the National Lacrosse Championships in Toronto. Despite their ultimate defeat, The Grizzlies discover that success doesn't lie in the outcome of a lacrosse game; but instead, in the spirit of community.