104 minutes –
Release date: August 1, 2008
DVD Release date: December 2, 2008
Canadian distributor: Alliance Vivafilm
Set in Montréal in the summer of 1969, the world waits for the first man to walk on the Moon and in a farmer`s field in upstate New York, Woodstock is about to happen. On a much smaller scale, a 12-year old boy, Martin, dreams of playing on the neighbourhood baseball team, driven in part by the arrival in town of a major league team, the Montreal Expos. But when Martin doesn’t make the cut, his father steps in and organises a B team. After the initial euphoria, Martin realises that his team`s biggest talent is finding new ways to lose and that his father doesn’t know a thing about baseball, 12 year-old boys or his very own son. Unexpectedly thrown together, father and son spend a summer full of hope and disappointment, surprises and foul balls. It’s a summer to remember – for both of them.
Barbara Shrier
Steve Asselin
Glenn Berman
Carl Bastien
Luc Sicard
Charles
Martin Turcotte
Mireille
Gilbert Turcotte
Monsieur B
Sophie
Mack Jones
Fern
M. Audet
Grand Pete
La Crevette (The Shrimp)
Proulx
Dubois
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First published as Northernstars.net February 1, 1998
ISSN 2563 4895