Nitro is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 action film, released in 2007

2007 in film

This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...

. Directed by Alain Desrochers, the film stars Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge is a Quebec actor and film producer. He is more notable for recent major roles in Quebec films Nitro and Les 3 p'tit cochons in 2007...

 as Max, a former drag racer who is forced to return to his criminal past when his girlfriend (Myriam Tallard) requires a heart transplant. The film also stars Lucie Laurier

Lucie Laurier

Lucie Laurier is a Québécoise actress. She has a sister named Charlotte Laurier. She has one son, Tim.- Filmography :* 1985 : Le Vieillard et l'enfant* 1986 : Henri : Liliane...

 as Morgane, a female drag racer who assists Max in his quest to locate a suitable organ for his girlfriend's surgery.

The film, which has not yet opened in English Canada, ranked #5 in national box office on its first weekend just on the strength of its $700,000 opening in Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. Within Quebec, the film outsold both Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard , is a 2007 American action film, and the fourth installment in the Die Hard series. The film was directed by Len Wiseman and stars Bruce Willis as John McClane. The name was adapted from the state motto of New Hampshire, "Live Free or Die"...

and Ratatouille

Ratatouille (film)

Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005...

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External links

• "Quebec film beats U.S. blockbusters", Toronto Star
  Toronto Star
  The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
  
  , July 6, 2007