Every year during the Toronto International Film Fest pre-season, a massive slate of new films are set to premiere and when that line-up hits, interesting soundtrack tie-ins are always revealed in the details.
Yesterday we discovered that Drew Barrymore’s rollerskate derby comedy “Whip it!” starring Ellen Page, was tapping the L.A. string players, The Section Quartet to compose its music. Today we uncover that Montreal Franchophone indie rockers Malajube are scoring the new Jay Baruchel film, “The Trotsky.”
What’s it about you ask? It’s essentially a high school-centered teen comedy with a political bent. The film’s tagline is, “The revolution begins at the school.”
Leon Bronstein (Jay Baruchel) 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 (Saul Rubinek) 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.
Directed by actor-turned-filmmaker, Jacob Tierney (“Twist”) and also co-starring Emily Hampshire, Colm Feore and Jessica Paré, “The Trotsky” will premiere some time during TIFF which runs Sept 10-19.
Here’s Malajube’s video for the track, “Pate Filo.” They’re a very underrated group.