The Boat Race ( La régate )

The Boat Race (DVD) (*)

$36.99

Original Title: La régate
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Luxembourg ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Bernard Bellefroid

Written By:
Bernard Bellefroid
David Lambert

Actors:
Joffrey Verbruggen ..... Alexandre
Thierry Hancisse ..... Thierry
Sergi Lopez ..... Sergi
Pénélope Leveque ..... Murielle
David Murgia ..... Pablo
Hervé Sogne ..... Franco
Stéphanie Blanchoud ..... Laetitia
Jean-François Wolff ..... Jean
Luc Shiltz ..... Le médecin urgentiste
Valerie Bodson ..... L'infirmière
Alfredo Canavate ..... Le père de Pablo
Norbert Rutili ..... Le gérant
Manuela Servais ..... Liliane
Arnaud Bourdon ..... Doublure Alexandre aviron
Mehdi Das Neve ..... Doublure Pablo aviron

Synopsis:

Alex, 15, lives alone with his dad, enduring relentless physical violence, rebelling against everyone. To escape from this daily life, 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...

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.

Fifteen-year-old Alex lives alone with his father, enduring relentless physical abuse. To escape this daily nightmare, Alex rows on the Meuse river, hoping one day to win the Belgian Singles Championships. Through his coach Sergi and his love interest Muriel, Alex rediscovers the human values he has lost but it takes a long and tough learning curve.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 10 January, 2011.