Showtimes: Saturday, October 6 at 9:05pm
and Sunday, October 7 at 1:10pm -This performance SOLD OUT

Awards: Genie Awards - Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design/Best Achievement in Cinematography/Best Achievement in Costume Design/Best Achievement in Direction/Best Achievement in Editing/Best Achievement in Sound Editing/Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role/Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role/Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Tokyo International Film Festival - Best Actor Award

The rough and tumble world of professional hockey is the setting for this profile of French-Canadian Maurice Richard, who overcame poverty, injury and prejudice to earn the title “The Rocket” because of his amazing speed on ice. Richard grew up in Depression-era Quebec when hockey was not so much the big time as a steady job. He wasn’t the biggest player, but with his eye on the goal, he was unstoppable. All his speed and accuracy, however, couldn’t overcome his biggest challenge. The depth of anti-French bias in Canada showed itself in vicious game-time attacks on Richard and other French-Canadian players. Worse yet, English-speaking referees and league officials ignored and sometimes encouraged the abuse. Richard battled both the bias and opposing teams with the same conviction, eventually leading his team to five consecutive Stanley Cup championships. This exciting bio-pic won nine Genie Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Oscars. Playing Richard in the film is actor Roy Depuis. With facial features that bear an uncanny resemblance to the hockey player in his youth and a strong physique of an athlete the actor revives the legendary hero on the screen. Look for dynamic re-creations of all the actions on ice, full-flavored depictions of the stadium crowd's roar, and an up-close look at the passion that drove this family man.
~ Francie Noyes

Principal Cast: Roy Dupuis, Stephen McHattie, Julie Le Breton,
Philip Craig, Patrice Robitaille

Producers: Denise Robert / Daniel Louis
Cinematographer: Pierre Gill
Editor: Michel Arcand 
Music: Michel Cusson

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