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Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 9, 2017. The tragic clich of the heroic hockey enforcer is explored with art and impact in this powerful feature debut by Vancouver writer/director...
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...
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- Jared Abrahamson
- Kevan Funk
- Drama
Mar 9, 2017 · The consequences of sports violence and the expectations of masculinity are scrutinized in Kevan Funk’s affecting debut feature, Hello Destroyer. Jared Abrahamson gives a vulnerable and sophisticated performance as Tyson Burr, a hockey player with a lot to prove, who we get to know as a sweet, gentle kid who in his quiet moments displays […]
Mar 10, 2017 · Hello Destroyer follows the aftermath of an in-game altercation in which Tyson Burr (Jared Abrahamson) knocks another player unconscious. Burr’s downfall is precipitous: he’s suspended indefinitely, forced onto the streets, and becomes a controversial local figure.
Sep 9, 2016 · Far from a movie about violence in hockey, Hello Destroyer is more simply a movie about how violence is cultivated, showcased and then punished within a set of institutions that require its ...
Mar 10, 2017 · The problem with Kevan Funk’s Hello Destroyer isn’t its scope. The film is about a great many aspects of contemporary society and earned its place as a selection for Canada’s Top Ten at TIFF and a theatrical release at the TIFF Bell Lightbox this weekend.
Hello Destroyer is a 2016 Canadian drama film written and directed by Kevan Funk. [2] It had its world premiere in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]
