“Bold, gripping, passionate and punctuated by the most exciting hockey scenes ever presented in a feature film.” - Eye Weekly: Toronto

“This terrific film is as much about language and resistance as the forging of an icon. The Rocket's rise as the first French-speaking idol coincided with the francophone search for identity in postwar Canada. From a backdrop of seething language oppression comes this film's depth, elevating the movie above the genre of sports biopic.” - Edmonton Sun

The Rocket depicts an era widely considered to be the corner-stone of the National Hockey League's history. In the late 1930s Maurice Richard, a young machinist from Quebec, distinguished himself as an amazingly skilled hockey player. While playing for the Montréal Canadiens, he earns the nickname ‘Rocket’ and is recognized as one of the greatest players of all time, eventually giving Montréal an unrivalled record of five Stanley Cup Championships in a row.

However, Richard and his fellow French-Canadians face constant discrimination in a league dominated by the English. Although a man of few words, Richard begins to speak his own mind about the injustice and inspires the movement for equal rights for French-speaking Canadians. The events, hockey scenes and the dialogue have been researched thoroughly to present the most factually accurate film possible, and the script was reviewed by Richard himself before he died. The Rocket won 9 Canadian Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Actor.