Lance et compte II (1988)★ 7.2/10
- Drama
- Sport
Directed by: Richard Martin
Written by: Jacques Jacob, Réjean Tremblay
Pierre Lambert, a hockey player, navigates relationship issues, stalking, coaching conflicts, illness while representing Canada at the World Cup. He aids a Soviet player's defection bid and strives for tournament victory.
- Original title
- Lance et compte II
- Storyline
- The year following the Stanley Cup victory, Pierre Lambert is chosen to play in a World Cup Tournament in Europe and Canada. However, he must cope with the breakup of his current girlfriend, then being chased by a crazed and doped photograph, and being harassed by his father-in-law who's the coach of Team Canada, fearing his "depression" may affect the team. He seems to find love with a cop's daughter, however, he must also cope with his sister's Suzy relationship with a french hockey player who has cancer, and befriends a Soviet player who dreams of defecting the USSR, whose lover is a KGB agent... Can he still get out of these situations and help Team Canada win the coveted championship ?
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 143
- Companies
- Communications Claude Héroux, Téléfilm Canada, Société Radio-Canada, TF1, Société Française de Production (SFP), Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR), Ultramar, Brasserie O'Keefe, Permanent (Le), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)