A French Canadian boy endures the terrible shame when he receives the hockey sweater of the wrong team.
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Awards:
- Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination.
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| Roch Carrier | ... |
Told By (voice)
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| Jean-Guy Moreau | ... |
Hockey Commentary (voice)
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Directed by
| Sheldon Cohen | ||
Written by
| Roch Carrier | ... | (a childhood recollection by) |
| Sheila Fischman | ... | (English text) |
Produced by
| Marrin Canell | ... | producer |
| Derek Lamb | ... | executive producer |
| David Verrall | ... | producer |
Music by
| Normand Roger | ||
Editing by
| David Verrall | ||
Sound Department
| Jean-Pierre Joutel | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Roger Lamoureux | ... | sound recordist |
| Ken Pagé | ... | post-synchronization effects |
| Normand Roger | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jacques Avoine | ... | animation camera |
| Ray Dumas | ... | animation camera (as Raymond Dumas) |
| Pierre Landry | ... | animation camera |
| Richard Moras | ... | animation camera |
Animation Department
| Sheldon Cohen | ... | animator |
| Robert Doucet | ... | assistant animator |
| Françoise Hartmann | ... | rendering artist |
| Bozenna Heczko | ... | rendering artist (as Zina Heczko) |
| Eunice Macaulay | ... | rendering artist |
Music Department
| Louis Hone | ... | music recordist |
Additional Crew
| Diane Bergeron | ... | unit administrator |
| Gerald Budner | ... | consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Intégral Vidéo (1994) (Canada) (VHS)
- Imavision Distribution (1996) (Canada) (VHS)
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This cartoon tells a humourous story that underlines the "two solitudes" element of Canadian society where two social groups, the English speaking and French speaking populations live in the same country, but can literally barely speak to or tolerate each other. This is illustrated in this story about how a boy in Quebec has to endure the terrible shame of being given the sweater of the predominate English speaking Canadian hockey team, Toronto Maple Leafs, instead of the same sweater of his idol, Maurice "Rocket" Richard of the Montreal Canadiens.
Written by Kenneth Chisholm |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Based on true events experienced by writer Roch Carrier during his childhood. See more » |
| Goofs | The iconic photo on the narrator's wall was from the Stanley Cup-winning goal in 1953, even though the story was set in 1946. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into 50 for 50: Volume 1, Tape 4: Children's Choice (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Johnny Monfarleau See more » |
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[first lines]
Narrator: When I was a boy growing up in a small village in Quebec, two events were mandatory: the mass on Sunday, and the Saturday night hockey game. See more » |