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Nitro

2007 · 90 min

A fast, glossy street-racing thriller with a desperate family stake, easy to watch and loud on the curves.

Directed by
Alain Desrochers
Genres
Action
Starring
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Lucie Laurier, Martin Matte
Overview
Max leads a good life with Alice and their son Théo; that is until Alice is threatened with death while waiting for a heart transplant. Max promises Théo that he will save Alice, but to keep his word he must find a heart, and fast. Since time is running out and he must find a solution, Max decides to reconnect with his troubled past. His decision will change his life in ways he could never imagine

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Directed by
Alain Desrochers
Genres
Action
Starring
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Lucie Laurier, Martin Matte
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • crime
  • love
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
FM Le Sieur
Cinematography
Bruce Chun
Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada
Languages
French

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