Stampede

Dec 2, 2022

1h 20m

★ 5.8

Overview

After a difficult separation, Serge Jr. takes his daughter Lily, 9, on a truck ride across Canada. They head to Alberta and its legendary Badlands World’s Best Truck Rodeo, a race Lily and him have been dreaming about. On the road, under his daughter’s increasingly worried gaze, Serge will eventually need to face the music.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Colonelle Films

Stampede Trailers

Cast

Serge Jr.

Maxime Le Flaguais

Lily

Lilou Roy-Lanouette

Lisa

Felicia Shulman

Jessica

Whitney Lafleur

Tom

Hugolin Chevrette

Sam

Cédrick Gosselin

Alex

Pierre-Luc Nantel

Commis gunshop

Steve Godin

Conducteur dangereux

Maxime Savaria

Amie du conducteur

Michelle Langlois Fequet

Camionneur casse-croûte

Walter Lyng

Dinner waitress

Vanessa Lynn Rancourt

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7.7

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5.9

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8.2

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6.1

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7.3

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8.2

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6.0

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6.1

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7.7

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8.0

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5.5

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5.0

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6.3

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0.0

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7.6

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6.6

Scorpion Spring

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7.4

En Route

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