A No-Hit, No-Run Summer

35mm / colour / 2008 / 104 min/ French with English subtitles

Directed by Francis Leclerc | Written by Marc Robitaille | Produced by Barbara Shrier

Currently available on DVD

Synopsis | Martin is 12 years old and dreams of playing on the neighbourhood baseball team. When he doesn’t make the cut, his father steps in and organises a B team. Father and son spend a summer full of hope and disappointment, surprises and foul balls.

Cast
Pier-Luc Funk
Patrice Robitaille
Jacinthe Laguë
Roy Dupuis
Guy Thauvette
Phillip Jarrett

Crew

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Prizes & Festivals

Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, September 2008 | Contemporary World Cinema
LUCAS International Children Film Festival, Francfort, Germany, September 2008 | In Competition
MICHEL Children’s and Youth Film Festival, Hambourg, Germany, October 2008 | Special Jury Mention
Festival international du film francophone de Namur, Belgium, October 2008 | Section Regards
Seoul International Family Film Festival, South Korea, October 2008 | Official Selection
Vienna International Children’s Film Festival, Austria, November 2008 | In Competition
Cinéma du Québec à Paris, France, November 2008 | Cinébox
26th International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!  Poland, November 2008 | In Competition
Francophone Film Festival, Washington, D.C., USA, March 2009 | Official Selection
Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, USA, April 2009 | Official Selection
Écrans Juniors – Cannes, France, May 2009 | Official Selection
Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Czech Republic, May 2009 | Panorama
Canadian Sports Film Festival, Canada, September 2009 | Official Selection

Distribution