The Boat Race (film)

2009 Belgium, Luxembourg, France film production

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 (2009-10-09) (FIFF)
* 17 February 2010 (2010-02-17) (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

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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

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* 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

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

## References

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

## External links

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* The Boat Race at IMDb

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