''Nitro Rush'' is a Canadian action drama film, directed by

Alain DesRochers Alain DesRochers is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. DesRochers studied first at St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu College in the early 1980s and then at Concordia University (Quebec), Concordia University earning himself a Bachelor of Fine Arts de ...

and released in 2016. A sequel to his 2007 film ''

Nitro Nitro may refer to: Chemistry *Nitrogen, a chemical element and a gas except at very low temperatures, with which many compounds are formed: **Nitro compound, an organic compound containing one or more nitro functional groups, -NO2 **Nitroalkene, ...

'', the film stars

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge (born February 28, 1976) is a Canadian actor and film producer best known for major roles in Quebec films ''Nitro'' and '' The 3 L'il Pigs (Les 3 p'tits cochons)'' in 2007. Profile After participating in a first commer ...

reprising his role as Max, who is now in prison for murdering a police officer. One day a mysterious woman (

Micheline Lanctôt Micheline Lanctôt (born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian actress, film director, screenwriter, and musician. Biography Lanctôt was born in Frelighsburg, Quebec. Her post-secondary education was in music, fine arts, and theatre at ''Collège Jésu ...

) shows up to solicit his help in breaking up a criminal gang in which his son Théo (Antoine DesRochers) has gotten involved, leading him to break out of prison and join forces with gang leader Daphné ( Madeleine Péloquin) to steal the formula for a new rave drug. The film opened in theatres on August 31, 2016.
"Nitro Rush: allez hop, cascades!"
'' La Presse'', August 31, 2016. The film received four

Prix Iris The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.19th Quebec Cinema Awards The 19th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony was held on 4 June 2017, hosted by actors Guylaine Tremblay and Édith Cochrane, to recognize talent and achievement in the Cinema of Quebec. Formerly known as the Jutra Awards, the Prix Iris name was announ ...

in 2017, for Best Art Direction (Dominique Desrochers), Best Cinematography ( Tobie Marier Robitaille), Best Makeup (Marlène Rouleau) and Best Sound (Stéphane Bergeron, Martin Desmarais and Marie-Claude Gagné).

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* 2016 films Canadian action drama films Canadian prison drama films Films shot in Quebec Films set in Quebec Films directed by Alain DesRochers 2016 drama films 2010s prison drama films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films Films scored by FM Le Sieur {{2010s-Canada-film-stub