RACER AND THE JAILBIRD
synopsis
When Gino 'Gigi' meets Bénédicte 'Bibi' at the racetrack, it's love at first sight. But very soon fate pulls them apart. Fierce and loyal, Gigi and Bibi are forced to fight for their love against reason and their own weakness. But how far can endurance be stretched? How far can they go to try and save what may already be lost?
international title: | Racer and the Jailbird |
original title: | Le Fidèle |
country: | Belgium, France, Netherlands |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Michaël R. Roskam |
film run: | 130' |
release date: | FR 1/11/2017, NL 2/11/2017, PL 29/12/2017, CZ 22/02/2018, PT 8/03/2018, EE 16/03/2018, HU 22/03/2018, DK 7/06/2018, SE 29/06/2018, IE 13/07/2018, UK 13/07/2018, GR 16/08/2018, RO 31/08/2018, IT 6/09/2018, NO 7/09/2018 |
screenplay: | Michaël R. Roskam, Noé Debré, Thomas Bidegain |
cast: | Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sam Louwyck, Igor Van Dessel, Stefaan Degand, Corentin Lobet, Guray Nalbant, Gael Maleux, Charley Pasteleurs, Dimitry Loubry, Jean-Benoît Ugeux |
cinematography by: | Nicolas Karakatsanis |
film editing: | Alain Dessauvage |
art director: | Geert Paredis |
costumes designer: | Kristin Van Passel |
music: | Raf Keunen |
producer: | Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Bart Van Langendonck |
co-producer: | Maarten Swart, Peter Bouckaert, Bruno Felix, Femke Wolting, Jean-Yves Roubin |
production: | Savage Film, Stone Angels, Kaap Holland Film, Submarine, Frakas Productions, Eyeworks Film & TV Drama NV |
backing: | Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), The Creative Europe programme of the E.U., Netherlands Film Fund, VTM, Telenet STAP, VOO & BeTV, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Wallimage, Eurimages |
distributor: | Pathé Distribution, Kinepolis Film Distribution, Ascent Film, Cinemundo, Paradiso Filmed Entertainment Nederland, Seven Films, Thunderbird Releasing, Vertigo Media, Vértigo Films |