A pioneering Canadian documentary capturing the birth of skateboarding in Montreal and its clash with societal intolerance.
Dedicated “to all victims of intolerance,” "The Devil’s Toy" is a faux–public service documentary that chronicles the early days of skateboarding in Montreal. Framed as mock anti-skateboarding propaganda, Claude Jutra contrasts official hostility with the exhilaration and freedom experienced by youths racing downhill through city streets, shortly before the activity was banned.
Claude Jutra
Rating: 6.3/10 (13 votes)