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Hello Destroyer

2016 1h 50m Drama List
100% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 72% Audience Score 50+ Ratings
A junior hockey player's life is shattered by an in-game act of violence. Desperate to find a means of reconciliation and a sense of identity, his personal journey ends up illuminating troubling systemic issues around violence. Read More Read Less

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Adam Nayman Cinema Scope [Hello Destroyer] is constructed sturdily enough to stand up to any forthcoming scrutiny, and maybe also built to last in a way that most feature debuts simply are not. Sep 28, 2017 Full Review Brent McKnight Seattle Times Director Kevan Funk presents an occasionally powerful, if slow-moving and overlong meditation on violence and toxic masculinity. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 15, 2017 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star The tragic clich of the heroic hockey enforcer is explored with art and impact in this powerful feature debut by Vancouver writer/director Kevan Funk. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 10, 2017 Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said Devastating and powerfully graceful. Jan 24, 2020 Full Review Nathanael Hood Audiences Everywhere Hello Destroyer is an essential piece of contemporary Canadian cinema. Rated: A Dec 27, 2018 Full Review Di Golding Dear Cast and Crew Hello Destroyer reminds us of a sad truth; for some players, there are no glory days. Rated: 4/5 Dec 7, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A dreadful, slow and boring film. The worst i've seen in a long time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A dark and beautiful story on the realities that outdated stereotypes and forced expectations creates. An honest and emotional journey I would recommend to anyone. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie poorly depicted the life of a junior hockey player in Canada. The bizarre idea that a young jr hockey player would be suspended indefinitely by his own team (not the league) then abandoned and shamed by his team, billets, fans and family for an accidental hit from behind, as well as being taken to court is extremely unrealistic and actually confusing to watch as a former jr hockey player in Canada. I do think that the movie had potential as far as what life after hockey can be like for a young 20 year old that isn't moving on to pro hockey but with a more realistic and truthful hockey storyline this movie could have been good and really spread awareness about the sometimes harsh adjustment to life after hockey. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review john s HOCKEY NIGHTMARE IN CANADA Damp, grey concrete hallways lit by flickering, greenish fluorescent tubes, are the sad and depressing norms of junior hockey league arenas everywhere. They are but a rudimentary channel for the mindless cattle to shuffle to the icy killing field. As hockey movies go, this is no "Mighty Ducks". Filmed in dungeon hues, where nothing, and I mean nothing is ever presented in a good light, "Hello Destroyer" is a tough, brooding, slow, depressing slice of adolescent life, and perhaps, the most truthful film on the subject ever made. Anyone who's ever been privy to a dressing room screaming tirade from a demented coach will know. There's very little spoken - only groaned and grunted - as is customary in the Canadian junior leagues that is littered with hopeful, but immature athletes. Scholastics are not high priority here. Sporting a prisoner of war hair crop courtesy of the customary hazing ritual, Tyson Burr is a tough rookie, elbowing his way into the macho club clique, and stumbling quietly and dutifully through the only life he knows. Very few actually succeed at hockey, and Tyson's path is derailed quickly after an unfortunate on ice incident. Hung out to dry by his team, the sensitive teen's career, and life, now hang in the air. "Hello Destroyer" pulls no punches in dissecting the ruthless nature of a win at all cost sport, the pressure of dead-end careers in small town Canada, and the harsh barriers in an old school family that struggles with communication. A spellbinding and very important film. - hipCRANK Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A junior hockey player's life is shattered by an in-game act of violence. Desperate to find a means of reconciliation and a sense of identity, his personal journey ends up illuminating troubling systemic issues around violence.
Director
Kevan Funk
Producer
Daniel Domachowski, Haydn Wazelle
Screenwriter
Kevan Funk
Production Co
Type One, Tabula Dada Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 16, 2019
Runtime
1h 50m