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The Canadiens, Forever
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Wikipedia article
'The Canadiens, Forever' is a 2009 Quebec long-feature film, about the Montreal Canadiens centennial celebrations written by Jacques Savoie and directed by Sylvain Archambault. The film was launched in theaters on 4 December 2009, the anniversary day of establishment of the Montreal Canadiens enterprise.[http://www.cinoche.com/actualites/2932 Cinoche.com: 'Pour toujours, les Canadiens!' l'affiche en dcembre 2009] [http://www.cinoche.com/dossiers/177 Cinoche.com File: Sur le plateau de 'Pour toujours, les Canadiens!']
Synopsis
At 17, William Lanctt-Couture (played by Dhana Audet-Beaulieu), an ice hockey star player passes through rough times and a depression prior to Christmas. He is unmotivated and lacks purpose and his coach criticizes him for his lack of team spirit. Meanwhile, the troubled player's father Benot (Christian Bgin) is preoccupied with completing a documentary film about the Montreal Canadiens to the detriment of his family obligations and to the detriment of his player son. His mother Michelle (Cline Bonnier), a nurse, is deeply affected by one of her young patients, Daniel Delage (Antoine L'cuyer) who at just 10 is awaiting a kidney transplant. William befriends Daniel, a huge ice hockey and Canadiens fan and most of the team is showing up at the hospital to meet Daniel..
Cast
* Dhana Audet-Beaulieu : William Lanctt-Couture
* Antoine L'cuyer : Daniel Delage
* Cline Bonnier : Michelle Lanctt-Couture (William's mother)
* Christian Bgin : Benot Lanctt-Couture (William's father)
* Jean Lapointe : Ice resurfacer at the Bell Centre
* Denis Bernard : Doctor
* Claude Legault
* Stphane Jacques
* Ral Boss
* milien Nron
* Doug Jarvis : Himself
* Jean Bliveau : Himself
* Roland Melanson : Himself
* Kirk Muller : Himself
* Guy Carbonneau : Himself
* Montreal Canadiens players of 2008-2009 season: Themselves
Launching
The film was shown as a pre-premiere on 16 November 2009, at Bell Centre, home of the Canadiens. The film was launched on 4 December 2009 on the centenary of the franchise in 100 theatres throughout Quebec.[http://www.rds.ca/canadien/chroniques/259969.html RDS: Le Canadien sur grand cran].
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