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The Trotsky

The Trotsky

The Trotsky

The Trotsky

The revolution begins in high school

2010•1h 53m•

★6.7(118 ratings)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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Main Cast

Jay Baruchel

Jay Baruchel

Leon

Emily Hampshire

Emily Hampshire

Alexandra Leith

Geneviève Bujold

Geneviève Bujold

Denise Archambault

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Principal Berkhoff

Jessica Paré

Jessica Paré

Laura

Tommie-Amber Pirie

Tommie-Amber Pirie

Sarah Bronstein

Kaniehtiio Horn

Kaniehtiio Horn

Caroline

Erika Rosenbaum

Erika Rosenbaum

Becca

Saul Rubinek

Saul Rubinek

David Bronstein

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Frank McGovern

David Julian Hirsh

David Julian Hirsh

Eli Bronstein

Jesse Rath

Jesse Rath

Dwight

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Jacob Tierney
Script Supervisor: Milena Popović

Writing

Writer: Jacob Tierney

Production

Casting: Rosina Bucci
Producer: Kevin Tierney

Music & Sound

ADR Editor: Natalie Fleurant
Dialogue Editor: Natalie Fleurant

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Guy Dufaux
Still Photographer: Attila Dory

Editing

Editor: Arthur Tarnowski

Art Direction

Set Decoration: Suzanne Cloutier
Art Direction: Colombe Raby
Production Design: Anne Pritchard
Property Master: Louis Gascon

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: Colleen Quinton
Costume Design: Mario Davignon

Keywords

high schoolcanadateacher student relationship

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The revolution begins in high school"

#2

The production budget was $6.4M.

#3

The runtime is 113 minutes (1h 53m).

#4

The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Russian, German, English.

#5

The film was directed by Jacob Tierney.

#6

The screenplay was written by Jacob Tierney.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Guy Dufaux.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1295072.

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Rating

6.7/10

Good

118 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

The Trotsky

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

Pусский, Deutsch, English

Country of Origin:

Canada

Budget:

$6,400,000

Production Companies:

Park Ex Pictures

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