The Boat Race (film)

The Boat Race (French: La Régate) is a 2009 drama film directed by Bernard Bellefroid. The film follows Alexandre, a 15-year-old guy who lives alone with his dad, enduring relentless physical violence. To escape from his daily life, Alex rows on the Meuse river, and has only one obsession: to win the Belgian Singles Championships.

The Boat Race
Directed byBernard Bellefroid
Produced byPatrick Quinet
Claude Waringo
Written byBernard Bellefroid
David Lambert
StarringJoffrey Verbruggen
Thierry Hancisse
Sergi López
Music byClaudine Muno and The Luna Boots
CinematographyAlain Marcoen
Edited byYannick Leroy
Release date
  • 9 October 2009 (2009-10-09) (FIFF)
  • 17 February 2010 (2010-02-17) (France)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryBelgium
Luxembourg
France
LanguageFrench

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

Cast

References

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


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