The Grizzlies

The Grizzlies

What lies behind us is tiny compared to what lies within us.

R 2019 · 106 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama

In a small Arctic town struggling with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of Inuit students' lives are transformed when they are introduced to the sport of lacrosse.

Directed by Miranda de Pencier · Written by Graham Yost

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