The Trotsky

2009
Not Rated
1h 53min

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6,7/10

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Comedy Drama

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA Montreal high school student who believes he is the reincarnation of Lev Trotskiy starts a revolution against apathy among his fellow students.A Montreal high school student who believes he is the reincarnation of Lev Trotskiy starts a revolution against apathy among his fellow students.A Montreal high school student who believes he is the reincarnation of Lev Trotskiy starts a revolution against apathy among his fellow students.

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6,4 k

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Récompenses
- 9 victoires et 8 nominations au total

Anecdotes
The sign outside the school board building indicates that it's the "J. Parizeau English School Board", a deliberately-ludicrous name choice since Jacques Parizeau was a famous Québec sovereigntist, and a supporter of the provincial legislation that restricts access to English-language public schools.

Gaffes
When Frank is telling Leon about his (Frank's) experience with protests in the U.S., his listing of events is comically inaccurate. For example, he says there were "massive demonstrations all over the U.S. during the middle of the Kennedy Administration" -- when protests over Vietnam did not begin until the Johnson Administration. He also says that "Woodstock and Patty Hearst" were contemporaneous when the Woodstock Festival was in 1969 and Patty Hearst was kidnapped in 1974.

Citations
Eli Bronstein: How does it feel making your family the biggest laughingstock of the city?
Leon: Half the city, Eli. The French don't care.

Crédits fous
After credits a usually confused Leon is seen walking up to a bench and sitting on it in a jump suit.

Connexions
References Le Magicien d'Oz (1939)

Bandes originales
ABC's
Written by K'Naan (as Keiman Warsame), Gerald Eaton, Brian West
Sony ATV Music Publishing, Mawga Dawg Inc., World West Music Inc.
Performed by K'Naan
Under license from Universal Music Canada Inc.

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8/10

Funny teen comedy with political jokes

I read some really bad reviews of this movie before going to see it. In the end, I liked it better than I thought I would. However, a lot of the political humour is very basic and wouldn't make sense to people with more than a passing knowledge of communism, activism, etc.

However, as a teen comedy, not to be taken seriously as a political film, it works very well for the most part. A lot of the scenes, acting, and one-liners are quite funny.

Some of the acting done by secondary characters is not really up to par. Even Leon's character or that of his co-stars (his parents, principal, would-be wife, etc.) tend to be one-dimensional. I think this film could have been improved by occasional moments of self-reflection or doubt. As it is, Leon's character tends to come across as a quirky cartoon a lot of the time.

Still, as a light form of amusement, it works quite well.