Rodeo (2022 French film)

2022 film by Lola Quivoron

Rodeo

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Lola Quivoron
Written by|

* Lola Quivoron
* Antonia Buresi

Produced by| Charles Gillibert
Starring|

* Julie Ledru
* Yanis Lafki
* Antonia Buresi
* Louis Sotton
* Rukkmini Ghosh
* Junior Correia
* Ahmed Hamdi
* Dave Nsaman
* Mustapha Dianka
* Mohamed Bettahar
* Chris Makodi
* Cody Schroeder
* Sébastien Schroeder

Cinematography| Raphaël Vandenbussche
Edited by| Rafael Torres Calderón
Music by| Kelman Duran

Production
company

CG Cinéma

Distributed by| Les Films du Losange
Music Box Films (United States)

Release dates

* 19 May 2022 (2022-05-19) (Cannes)
* 7 September 2022 (2022-09-07) (France)

Running time

| 104 minutes
Country| France
Language| French
Box office| $151,785[1]

Rodeo (French: Rodéo) is a 2022 French drama film written and directed by Lola Quivoron.[2] The film stars Julie Ledru as Julia, a young woman living in social housing who has a poor relationship with her mother; passionate about the sport of motocross, she tries to gain the opportunity to participate in the sport by posing as a buyer on shopping websites so that she can take bikes out for test rides. As she becomes drawn deeper into the urban motocross scene, however, she begins to participate in a motorcycle theft ring.[3]

The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard program of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Coup de Coeur prize[4] and was shortlisted for the Queer Palm.[5]

The film won the Golden Puffin Award at the 2022 Reykjavík International Film Festival.[6] At the Seville European Film Festival, the film won the Cinephiles of the Future award and Ledru was cowinner with Zar Amir Ebrahimi of the award for Best Actress.[7] The film won the Audience Award for the Altered States program at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival.[8]

Rodeo was released theatrically in France on 7 September 2022 by Les Films du Losange.[9][10] It is set to be released in select theatres in the United States on 17 March 2023 by Music Box Films.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Rodeo (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
2. ^ Wise, Damon (19 May 2022). "Cannes Review: Lola Quivoron's 'Rodeo'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
3. ^ Linden, Sheri (25 May 2022). "'Rodeo': Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
4. ^ Lodge, Guy (27 May 2022). "French Film 'The Worst Ones' and Vicky Krieps Win Big in Cannes Un Certain Regard Awards". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
5. ^ "Cannes 2022 : les films en lice pour la Queer Palm" (in French). Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
6. ^ Dalton, Ben (10 October 2022). "Lola Quivoron's 'Rodeo' wins Golden Puffin at Reykjavik Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
7. ^ Mayorga, Emilio (13 November 2022). "Alice Diop's French Oscar submission 'Saint Omer' tops 19th Seville European Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
8. ^ Babiera, Angelica (19 October 2022). "VIFF announces nine audience award winners". Playback. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
9. ^ "«Mes propos ont été caricaturés» : pour Lola Quivoron, son film Rodéo ne traite pas de bavure policière". Le Figaro (in French). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
10. ^ "Rodeo" (in French). Les Films du Losange. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
11. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (15 February 2023). "'Rodeo' Trailer: Lola Quivoron's Cannes Favorite Revs Its Engine in Motorbike Ring Drama". IndieWire. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

## External links

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* Rodeo at IMDb

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