The Ring (2007 film)

{{short description|2007 Canadian drama film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Ring

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|Le Ring}}

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette

| producer = Ian Quenneville
Thomas Ramoisy

| writer = Renée Beaulieu

| starring = Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay
Stéphane Demers
Julianne Côté

| music = Catherine Major

| cinematography = Philippe Lavalette

| editing = Carina Baccanale

| studio = INIS-Relève

| distributor = Christal Films

| runtime = 87 minutes

| released = {{film date|2007|10|06|Busan}}

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget =

}}

The Ring ({{langx|fr|link=no|Le Ring}}), also known in some releases as The Fight, is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette and released in 2007.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/ring-anais-barbeau-lavalette/ "Ring, Le – Film d’Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette"]. Films du Québec, June 2, 2009. The film stars Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay as Jessy Blais, a 12-year-old boy living in the impoverished Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood in Montreal, who aspires to become a professional wrestler to escape his circumstances.Kevin Laforest, [https://voir.ca/cinema/2007/10/25/le-ring-le-battant/ "Le Ring : Le battant"]. Voir, October 25, 2007.

The cast also includes Stéphane Demers and Suzanne Lemoine as Jessy's parents Claude and Maryse, Maxime Dumontier as his brother Sam and Julianne Côté as his sister Kelly, as well as Jason Roy Léveillée, Émile Proulx-Cloutier and René-Daniel Dubois in supporting roles.

The film had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival on October 6, 2007,[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/158770/en-bref-le-ring-a-berlin "En bref - Le Ring à Berlin"]. Le Devoir, September 29, 2007. and was screened on October 18 at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in Montreal, before opening commercially on October 26.Normand Provencher, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4555366-le-ring-lecon-de-courage.php "Le ring : leçon de courage"]. La Presse, October 27, 2007. It was also subsequently screened at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival.

The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008, for Best Art Direction (David Pelletier) and Best Original Music (Catherine Major). Major won the award for Best Original Music.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/continental-silk-score-at-quebec-s-jutra-film-awards-1.771276 "Continental, Silk score at Quebec's Jutra film awards"]. CBC Arts, March 10, 2008.