Synopsis
Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his peers can claim to be the reincarnation of early 20th century Soviet iconoclast and Red Army hero, Leon Trotsky. When his father sends Leon to public school as punishment for starting a hunger strike at Papa's clothing factory, Leon quickly lends new meaning to the term 'student union', determined as he is to live out his pre-ordained destiny to the fullest and change the world.
Key facts
Cast
Jay Baruchel, Domini Blythe, Geneviève Bujold, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Colm Feore, Emily Hampshire, David Julian Hirsh, Michael Murphy
Original language
English
Production companies
PARK EX PICTURES, PRODUCTIONS TROTSKY
Distributors
ALLIANCE VIVAFILM
Funding
CANADA. CRÉDIT D'IMPÔT POUR LA PRODUCTION CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE OU MAGNÉTOSCOPIQUE CANADIENNE, QUÉBEC. CRÉDIT D'IMPÔT CINÉMA ET TÉLÉVISION, SOCIÉTÉ DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DES ENTREPRISES CULTURELLES, TÉLÉFILM CANADA
Setting
Montreal
Filming locations
Montreal
Crew
Screenplay
Jacob Tierney
Producer
Kevin Tierney
Cinematography
Guy Dufaux
Editing
Arthur Tarnowski
Music
Malajube
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2011 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2010 generic
- Seattle International Film Festival 2010 generic
- Tribeca Film Festival 2010 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2009 generic
Titles
| Original title | The Trotsky | English |
| Québec French title | Le Trotski |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Jacob Tierney |
| Cast | Jay Baruchel, Domini Blythe, Geneviève Bujold, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Colm Feore, Emily Hampshire, David Julian Hirsh, Michael Murphy, Jessica Paré, Saul Rubinek |
| Screenplay | Jacob Tierney |
| Producer | Kevin Tierney |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
| Editing | Arthur Tarnowski |
| Music | Malajube |
| Production design | Anne Pritchard |
| Sound | Pierre-Jules Audet, Gavin Fernandes, Claude Hazanavicius |
| Costumes | Mario Davignon |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
