Being Canadian

2015 • 90 minutes

About this movie

When Calgarian Robert Cohen moved to L.A. to pursue his dreams of becoming a comedy writer, he quickly realized that Being Canadian meant his new friends and colleagues knew nothing but the usual stereotypes about his beloved homeland. After years of frustration, Robert decided to embark on a genuine and hilarious personal quest, traveling from one end of Canada to the other, to prove his country is more than just maple syrup and Mounties. Imagine “Sherman’s March,” but wearing a toque.

Ratings and reviews

Lots of things said were true despite what a lot of Canadians would like to think. (Shows how little we really know our country). You can't make the journey from Sydney (which is actually where he started) to Vancouver in 9 days while stopping to talk to people. Takes almost 2 days just to travel across Ontario. Leaving out half the country for the more popular bits is also not okay. We share the same values while being so diverse in how we live. Also like all of the north was ignored.

Some "funny" parts but as a whole the documentary is confusing and rather boring. He starts off in Halifax with the goal to make it to BC for Canada Day in 9 days. When he arrives in Ontario he is dog sledding and skating on the canal....

Most funny as it's all true! This is Great! Couldn't tear myself away from it. Amazing that most countries know little or nothing about Canada (especially the USA), where in Canada we are educated about the whole world and most countries in it. Again, laughed all the way through. Loved it.