First Stripes (2018)
• February 20th, 2018 • 1h 46min
Documentary
Overview
As they undergo 12 weeks of intensive training, a group of young civilians is gradually moulded into soldiers. The Basic Training, a prerequisite for joining the Canadian Armed Forces, becomes the gateway to exploring the inner workings of a world governed by its own rules and values.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Nanook of the North
Released on: 1922-06-11
Documentary, Drama
This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northe...
America's Hangar
Released on: 2007-01-01
Documentary
In this exciting tour of the National Air and Space Museum- Smithsonian Networks puts you in the coc...
Nomoto: A BC Tragedy
Released on: 2022-10-23
Documentary, History
The injustice of the Japanese internment is explored through the story of Kyuichi Nomoto, one of the...
The Fence
Released on: 2020-12-06
Documentary, History
Two thousand Canadians suffered the longest incarceration anywhere in the Second World War, a bitter...
We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic
Released on: 2025-02-21
Documentary
A basketball team born out of an egg, in a hockey-crazed city, playing in a baseball stadium, fights...
Inbound
Released on: 2025-02-21
Documentary
Documenting the shared trajectory between Canada’s rise as a global basketball powerhouse and the ci...
Declutter
Released on: 2017-06-06
Documentary
One Saturday morning, filmmaker Madison Thomas has a revelation: she’s just like her mother. As she...
The Air Force Story
Released on: 2006-01-01
Documentary, History, War
The fascinating history of the U.S. Air Force comes to life via vintage footage culled from official...
NiiSoTeWak: Two Bodies, One Heart
Released on: 2017-05-25
Documentary
NiiSoTeWak means “walking the path together.” Tapwewin and Pawaken are 10-year-old brothers trying ...
Karihwanoron: Precious Things
Released on: 2017-04-18
Documentary
Yagorihwanirats, a Mohawk child from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory in Quebec, attends a unique and spec...
The Corporation
Released on: 2003-09-10
Documentary
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational mod...
Four Nations Facing Off
Released on: 2025-02-11
Documentary
In perhaps the most emotional release of the year, Captain Canada aka Sidney Crosby lets us know tha...
Propaganda Message
Released on: 1974-01-01
Animation, Comedy, Documentary
A cartoon film about the whole heterogeneous mixture of Canada and Canadians, and the way the invisi...
Festival Express
Released on: 2003-09-19
Documentary, History, Music
The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer ...
Teaching War
Released on: 2016-10-27
Documentary
This episode from the Czech Journal series examines how a military spirit is slowly returning to our...
Bowling for Columbine
Released on: 2002-10-09
Documentary, Drama
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United St...
The Land Above The Trees
Released on: 1988-04-04
Documentary
Documentary about a place in Canada above the tree line.
The Marines
Released on: 2007-02-14
Documentary, History, TV Movie, War
For longer than the United States has been an independent nation, there has been a Marine Corps. The...
Aircraft Carrier: Guardian of the Seas
Released on: 2016-06-17
Documentary
One of the greatest engineering feats in history, the modern US nuclear carrier is a masterpiece of ...