Pour toujours, les Canadiens! (2009)

William Langlois, 17, is the star player of his hockey team at the French College of Longueuil. At the end of the season, a few weeks before Christmas, he goes through a slump, demoralized ... See full summary »

Director:

Sylvain Archambault

Writer:

Jacques Savoie

Stars:

Pierre-Paul Alain, Dhanaé Audet-Beaulieu, Steve Begin

Cast

Credited cast:
Pierre-Paul Alain	...	Beaulieu
Dhanaé Audet-Beaulieu	...	William Lanctôt-Couture
Steve Begin	...	Himself
Jean Beliveau	...	Himself
Denis Bernard	...	Dr. Hébert
Sandrine Bisson
Céline Bonnier	...	Michelle Lanctôt-Couture
Réal Bossé	...	Coach Bordeleau
Francis Bouillon	...	Himself
Patrice Brisebois	...	Himself
Guy Carbonneau	...	Himself
Mathieu Dandenault	...	Himself
Jaroslav Halak	...	Himself
Christopher Higgins	...	Himself
Stéphane F. Jacques	...	Benoît Lanctôt-Couture

Storyline

William Langlois, 17, is the star player of his hockey team at the French College of Longueuil. At the end of the season, a few weeks before Christmas, he goes through a slump, demoralized by his coach's attitude, who criticizes him for his lack of team spirit. It's not going so great at home for William, either. His father, Benedict, is too busy completing a film on the 100 year anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens to remember he has a family, while his mother Michelle, a nurse, is occupied by the plight of one of her young patients, Daniel Leblanc, 10, who's awaiting a kidney transplant. The child, the eldest in a family of six, was rushed to Val d'Or. His determination and courage impressed the entire team at Ste-Justine Hospital, where he's being treated. His love of the game instills in him a strong will to live. Characters like Dr. Hebert, a pediatric nephrologist, the old Zamboni driver Gerry, coach Bordeleau, parents and friends of the children and the Canadian Club players ...

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | montreal canadiens | ice hockey | punctuation in title

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Genres:

Drama | History | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France]

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

4 December 2009 (Canada)

Also Known As:

The Canadiens, Forever

Filming Locations:

Hôpital Ste-Justine, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 6,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cité-Amérique

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was released for the 100th anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens hockey club.

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