The Boat Race (2009)
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...
Director: Bernard Bellefroid
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Joffrey Verbruggen as Alexandre |
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Thierry Hancisse as Thierry |
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Sergi López as Sergi |
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Pénélope-Rose Lévèque as Murielle |
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David Murgia as Pablo |
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Hervé Sogne as Franco |
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Jean-François Wolff as Jean |
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Manuela Servais as Liliane |
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Norbert Rutili as Le gérant |
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Stéphanie Blanchoud as Laetitia |
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Valérie Bodson as L'infirmière |
| Directing | Bernard Bellefroid | Director |
| Writing | Bernard Bellefroid | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | David Lambert | Writers' Assistant |