Nitro (film)

Nitro
Directed byAlain DesRochers
Written byAlain DesRochers
Benoît Guichard
Produced byPierre Even
StarringGuillaume Lemay-Thivierge
Lucie Laurier
CinematographyBruce Chun
Edited byÉric Drouin
Music byFM Le Sieur
Production
company
Cirrus Communications
Distributed byAlliance Atlantis Vivafilm
Release date
  • June 29, 2007 (2007-06-29)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Nitro is a 2007 Canadian action drama film, directed by Alain DesRochers and co-written with Benoît Guichard which was released theatrically on June 29, 2007, exclusively[1] in Quebec. Due to its popularity in its opening weekend, it ranked fifth at the Canadian box office.[2] A sequel film, Nitro Rush, was released in 2016.[3]

  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Nitro – Film d’Alain Desrochers". Films du Québec, May 2, 2009.
  2. ^ Bruce DeMara, "Quebec film beats U.S. blockbusters; Action flick ranked fifth in Canada, beats Ratatouille, Die Hard 4 at Quebec box office". Toronto Star, July 6, 2007.
  3. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Movie review: Nitro Rush has action highs but the hangover is painful". Montreal Gazette, August 30, 2016.