Nitro (film)

Nitro
Directed by	Alain Desrochers
Produced by	Pierre Even
Written by	Alain Desrochers Benoît Guichard
Starring	Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Lucie Laurier
Music by	FM Le Sieur
Cinematography	Bruce Chun
Editing by	Éric Drouin
Studio	Cirrus Communications
Distributed by	Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm
Release date(s)	29 June 2007 (Québec)
Running time	90 mn.
Country	Canada
Language	French

Nitro is a Canadian action film, released in 2007. Directed by Alain Desrochers, the film stars Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Max, a former drag racer who is forced to return to his criminal past when his girlfriend (Myriam Tallard) requires a heart transplant. The film also stars Lucie Laurier as Morgane, a female drag racer who assists Max in his quest to locate a suitable organ for his girlfriend's surgery.

The film, which has not yet opened in English Canada, ranked #5 in national box office on its first weekend just on the strength of its $700,000 opening in Quebec. Within Quebec, the film outsold both Live Free or Die Hard and Ratatouille.

Guest appearance

• An appearance was made by Simple Plan Lead Guitarist Jeff Stinco

External links

• "Quebec film beats U.S. blockbusters", Toronto Star, July 6, 2007
• Nitro at the Internet Movie Database