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• The Grizzlies

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  In a small Arctic town with the highest suicide rate in North America, a group of teens find purpose when their teacher starts a lacrosse team at school. Heartbreaking and heartfelt, this is a moving story of a community coming together.

• Maudie

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  Set against a backdrop of gorgeous Maritime scenery, this is the story of Nova Scotian folk artist Maud Lewis, who suffered from severe arthritis, poverty, and abuse, but found happiness through her art. A poignant film about overcoming adversity.

• The Trotsky

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  A quirky film starring Jay Baruchel as Leon Bronstein, a teen who believes he is the reincarnation of Marxist leader Leon Trotsky and who starts a revolution among his fellow students.

• Hyena Road

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  A film about Canada's military campaign in Afghanistan that highlights the costs of war and the difficult decisions soldiers must make. Directed by Paul Gross, who also acts in the film.

• Little Italy

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  In this Toronto-based romcom, a young couple's budding romance is complicated by their families' decades-long rivalry over whose restaurant makes the best pizza.

• Race

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  At the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, track star Jesse Owens's biggest challenge isn't his competition. Facing racism in Nazi Germany, he goes on to win four gold medals.

• Still Mine

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  Still Mine stars James Cromwell as a farmer whose quest to build a house for his ailing wife is thwarted by a government inspector determined to makes matters difficult. A touching story about love and facing life's challenges.

• Code 8

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  Set in a dystopian world where humans with superpowers live in poverty, a construction worker, played by Robbie Amell, becomes involved with a group of criminals in order to pay for his mother's medical treatment.

• Beeba Boys

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  In this adrenaline-fueled movie from director Deepa Mehta, an Indo-Canadian gang leader battles to gain control of Vancouver's arms and drug trade. The film also touches on themes of immigration and generational differences.

• Remember

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  This enthralling and suspenseful movie stars the late Christopher Plummer as an Auschwitz survivor with dementia who is determined to track down the man who killed his family.