1:54 (2016)

Tim, a shy 16 years old athlete, is both brilliant and talented. But the pressure he undergoes pushes him to the edge, where human limits reach the point of no return.

Director:

Yan England

Writer:

Yan England

Stars:

Antoine Olivier Pilon, Sophie Nélisse, Lou-Pascal Tremblay

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antoine Olivier Pilon	...	Tim
Sophie Nélisse	...	Jennifer
Lou-Pascal Tremblay	...	Jeff
David Boutin	...	Pierre
Patrice Godin	...	M. Sullivan
Robert Naylor	...	Francis
Anthony Therrien	...	Patrick
Guillaume Gauthier	...	David
Irdens Exantus	...	Fred
Karl-Antoine Suprice	...	Sydney
Laurie-Jade Rochon	...	Zoé
Benoit Finley	...	Surveillant (as Benoît Finley)
Renée Cossette	...	Directrice Mathieu
Émile Mailhiot	...	Professur d'éducation physique
Ariane Jeudy	...	Isabelle

Storyline

Tim is a grade 11 student dealing with loss of his mother several years ago and his own sexuality at 16 going on 17. He was a star runner as a 12 year old with his mother as his coach. With his mother's death he gave up running and him and his friend are chemistry nerds who are bullied and harassed by the jocks at school. Tim eventually returns to running and expands his group of friends. HIs main competitor on the track, Jeff, continues his harassment and resorts to blackmail to hurt Tim's performance on the track with disastrous results.

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Plot Keywords:

gay protagonist | gay character | 16 year old | homemade bomb | bomb | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

15 March 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

Running

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinémaginaire Inc., Les Films Séville, Telefilm Canada

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The movie was filmed in the winter but there is no way the provincial track meets would be held at that time of the year because of the impact of the cold weather on performance results.

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Quotes

Tim: There are two ways to solve one's problems: either shut up and do nothing, or shut up and deal with it yourself. I pick the second one.

User Reviews

They had such a good subject but ruined with terrible clichés and bad directing.

Just saw this movie last night and I had low expectatations. It could have been so much more. They had so much potential to make something great but we are just left out with another poor movie with terrible clichés...

During the movie, everything is over the top. No one ever hides someone else in a locker. NO ONE DOES THAT EXCEPT IN THE MOVIES. Also the fact that ALL THE SCHOOL hates homosexuals except this one girl.. I mean come on this isn't 1984 anymore. This movie has a bunch of great themes like peer pressure, homosexuality, bullying, suicide, depression... and so on. They had such a good cast but some the dialogues are so terrible. I wish Xavier Dolan made this movie, it probably would have been so much better.

Don't watch this movie. It's bad.. really I could have watched something a lot better.