THE BOAT RACE
synopsis
15-year-old Alex lives alone with his dad, enduring relentless physical abuse, rebelling against everyone. To escape this daily nightmare, Alex rows on the Meuse river, and has only one obsession: to win the Belgian Singles Championships at any cost. Sergi, his coach, and Muriel, the young girl he's in love with, will enable Alex to rediscover the human values he has lost. A long and tough learning curve.
international title: | The Boat Race |
original title: | La Régate |
country: | Belgium, Luxembourg, France |
sales agent: | Pyramide International |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Bernard Bellefroid |
release date: | FR 17/02/2010, BE 24/02/2010 |
screenplay: | Bernard Bellefroid, David Lambert |
cast: | Joffrey Verbruggen, Thierry Hancisse, Sergi López, Penelope Leveque, David Murgia, Hervé Sogne, Stephanie Blanchoud |
cinematography by: | Alain Marcoen |
film editing: | Yannick Leroy |
art director: | Véronique Sacrez |
costumes designer: | Magdalena Labuz |
music: | Claudine Muno and The Luna Boots |
producer: | Patrick Quinet, Claude Waringo |
production: | Artémis Productions, Samsa Film, Liaison cinématographique, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge Francophone |
backing: | Centre du Cinéma de la Communauté française de Belgique, Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), TPS Star, Ciné Cinéma, Programme MEDIA, Wallimage, Tax Shelter |
distributor: | Pyramide Distribution, Cinéart |