The Boat Race (film)

The Boat Race
The Boat Race
Directed by	Bernard Bellefroid
Written by	Bernard Bellefroid; David Lambert
Produced by	Patrick Quinet; Claude Waringo
Starring	Joffrey Verbruggen; Thierry Hancisse; Sergi López
Cinematography	Alain Marcoen
Edited by	Yannick Leroy
Music by	Claudine Muno and The Luna Boots
Release dates	9 October 2009 (FIFF); 17 February 2010 (France);
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Belgium; Luxembourg; France
Language	French

The Boat Race (French: La Régate) is a 2009 drama film directed by Bernard Bellefroid.

Plot synopsis

Alexandre is a 15-year-old boy who lives alone with his father, enduring relentless physical violence. To escape from his daily life, Alex rows on the Meuse, and has only one obsession: to win the Singles event at the Belgian Championships. At the rowing club, coach Sergi teams Alex with Pablo, despite their initial dislike for each other, and they win the Doubles event at the Belgian championships.

Cast

Joffrey Verbruggen: Alexandre
Thierry Hancisse: Thierry
Sergi López: Sergi
Pénélope Lévêque: Murielle
David Murgia: Pablo
Hervé Sogne: Franco
Stéphanie Blanchoud: Laetitia
Jean-François Wolff: Jean

Reception

The film received four nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards and won Most Promising Actor for Joffrey Verbruggen.^[1]

References

^ "Les Magritte du cinema 2011: le palmarès" (in French). Académie André Delvaux. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links

The Boat Race at IMDb

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[1] "Les Magritte du cinema 2011: le palmarès" (in French). Académie André Delvaux. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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