''Junior Majeur'' is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by
Éric Tessier and released in 2017. A sequel to the 2012 film ''
The Pee-Wee 3D: The Winter That Changed My Life (Les Pee-Wee 3d: L'hiver qui a changé ma vie)'', the film centres on Janeau Trudel (
Antoine Olivier Pilon) and Joey Boulet (Rémi Goulet), who are now playing for the
Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The ...
and hopeful of getting chosen in the
NHL Entry Draft
The NHL Entry Draft (french: Repêchage d'entrée dans la LNH) is an annual meeting in which every franchise of the National Hockey League (NHL) systematically select the rights to available ice hockey players who meet draft eligibility requirem ...
, while Julie (
Alice Morel-Michaud) has given up on hockey due to the reduced opportunities for female players at the higher levels of the sport, and is now a junior sports reporter with the local newspaper.
The film's cast also includes Normand Daneau,
Claude Legault
Claude Legault (born May 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor and television writer from Quebec.
Biography
Legault was a star (2000-2003) of the Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation and has since appeared regularly on television, stage and film. He was part ...
,
Patrice Robitaille
Patrice Robitaille (born 1974) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He is most noted as cowriter with Jean-Philippe Pearson and Ricardo Trogi of the film '' Québec-Montréal'' (2002), for which they won the Jutra Award for Best Screenplay at ...
,
Madeleine Péloquin and Edith Cochrane.
The film premiered at the
Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival
The Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival (french: Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, FCIAT) is an annual film festival, which takes place in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada.Sean Gordon"How one region in hard- ...
on October 28, 2017, before opening commercially on November 23.
The film won the
Public Prize at the
20th Quebec Cinema Awards The 20th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony was held on 3 June 2018 in Montreal, to recognize talent and achievement in the Cinema of Quebec. It was hosted by actresses Édith Cochrane and Guylaine Tremblay, who also jointly hosted the 2017 Prix Iris. ...
.
[Maxime Demers]
"Les affamés sacré meilleur film"
'' Le Journal de Montréal'', June 3, 2018.
References
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2017 films
Canadian ice hockey films
Canadian drama films
Films directed by Éric Tessier
Films set in Quebec
French-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films
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