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Play trailer Poster for 1:54 Released Mar 9, 2018 1h 46m Drama LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tim, a shy 16-year-old athlete with a natural gift for running, is dealing with the loss of his mother, as well as his sexuality. After a personal video is posted to social media, Tim's private life is about to explode into the public eye.
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Scott Tobias Variety "1:54" intends to be a straight-shooting social drama about the multifaceted problem of bullying in the digital age, but it's out of touch with how real teenagers think and act and communicate. It's a modern film that feels like a relic. Mar 12, 2018 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times A potentially meaningful movie that hands us a double dose of despair when a ray of hope was needed. Mar 9, 2018 Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter This timely Quebecois drama can sometimes creep too far into afterschool special territory, but the intense emotions on display give it a certain raw staying power. Mar 20, 2017 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Emotions are raw and vivid, and there are also moments of earthy humour and hopefulness to balance the story's bleak edges. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 22, 2019 Full Review Alistair Ryder Gay Essential It's common for filmmakers to appear out of touch when making contemporary films dealing with bullying, often over-sensationalising and losing grip of reality. For Yan England's film to feel grounded is something of an achievement. Oct 8, 2018 Full Review Michael Snydel The Film Stage ... 1:54 is so convinced of its own convictions that it fails to recognize that it's running towards the wrong goal. Rated: C Feb 26, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This movie takes gay victimization to a new level. I thought modern movie making had progressed beyond the gay people have to wind up depressed, alone and/or dead. Apparently not. While there needs to be a forum for depicting the serious problems of bullying and homophobia, this is a horrible representation. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member The plot developments and end results of the antagonists and protagonists are unacceptable in my view. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/08/19 Full Review Audience Member I always thought France was more liberal than this. To have boys terrified and committing suicide over peers finding out they are gay is fifty years (or more) behind all other western societies. Other than that, this has some unique and unusual things to say about bullying. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Tres bon film ! Je l'ai beaucoup aimer, sa peut passer des message dans les ecoles pour l'intimidation ! J'ai adorer Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Groundbreaking and emotional movie with a few tears about coming to terms with one’s sexuality. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/22/18 Full Review Audience Member Admit and face the reality than to get the same treatment by avoiding them! Great cast, even the concept was nice, but a missed opportunity for sure. Bully, LGBT, there were lots of things the film highlighted, but did not choose the right path to ride on with. Everything was overshadowed by the negatives. When I was watching the film, I was very uncomfortable throughout. Because I have kept anticipating the best things to take over at any time, but that never came. Even the sport part was kind of incomplete. The film was a fiction, but even partially that's how things happen in Canada, then Canada is too far behind from all the western world. The film should have been an inspiring tale, or at least an awareness tale. It was a gay theme, though not a romance film. An eleventh grade Tim is avoiding his sexual identity to escape the embarrassment, particularly from the school bullies. But it's too late now, which cost him a big. As a response, he takes a challenge. And now he needs to prove his sexuality, but not everything goes as he had planned. The remaining story takes a crucial twist where everything comes to halt suddenly. Yeah, I think that sudden ending is not convincing. Especially after too many turns in the story development, I actually was expecting the best way to conclude. So not everybody would be happy with that part. Though it was not a bad idea, only they did not make it in a better way. The title too was a little diversion, from prediction. So don't expect, everything's going to be fine kind of film. More like I felt it is made for sadist mindset people. Because you can't encourage such film, particularly its contents which makes unease most of the time. 4/10 Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Tim, a shy 16-year-old athlete with a natural gift for running, is dealing with the loss of his mother, as well as his sexuality. After a personal video is posted to social media, Tim's private life is about to explode into the public eye.
Director
Yan England
Producer
Diane England, Denise Robert
Screenwriter
Yan England
Distributor
Breaking Glass Pictures
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 9, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 15, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$726.0K
Runtime
1h 46m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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