The Trotsky
The revolution begins in high school
Directed by Jacob Tierney
Produced by Park Ex Pictures
A quirky, high-energy comedy about a delusional Montreal teenager convinced he's the reincarnation of Trotsky, using absurdist humor and idealistic fervor to satirize both revolutionary politics and adolescent self-importance.
Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his peers can claim to be the reincarnation of early 20th century Soviet iconoclast and Red Army hero, Leon Trotsky. When his father sends Leon to public school as punishment for starting a hunger strike at Papa's clothing factory, Leon quickly lends new meaning to the term 'student union', determined as he is to live out his pre-ordained destiny to the fullest and change the world.
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