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Nitro

Nitro

20075.51h 30m

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

Directed by Alain Desrochers
Written by Alain Desrochers, Benoît Guichard
Produced by Pierre Even
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Top Cast

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Max

Lucie Laurier

Lucie Laurier

Morgane

Martin Matte

Martin Matte

Avocat

Raymond Bouchard

Raymond Bouchard

Meg

M

Myriam Tallard

Alice

Antoine Desrochers

Antoine Desrochers

Theo

Tony Conte

Tony Conte

Gino

Réal Bossé

Réal Bossé

Coordonnateur d'organes

Martin David Peters

Martin David Peters

Le Vétérinaire

Bianca Gervais

Bianca Gervais

Franfreluche

Themes & Keywords

transplantationquebecstreet racetransplantraceroad movieillegal

About Nitro

Nitro is a action film released in 2007 exploring themes of transplantation, quebec, street race, transplant, race, road movie. Directed by Alain Desrochers, it stars Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Lucie Laurier, Martin Matte. 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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