The Finishers

Paul Amblard had wished to have a son as a second child, a wish fulfilled with the birth of Julien. But when, as a baby, he found himself unable to walk like the others, he refused his handicap and took refuge in his job as a cable car repairer and his side job as a volunteer firefighter. He shied away from his responsibilities, leaving the whole task to his wife, Claire, who had become a mother too protective and fearful for her son's health. At 17, Julien, now a difficult and stubborn teenager, becomes aware of life and dreams of adventures that are inaccessible given his quadriplegia. He discovers that his father, 25 years earlier, had been a good athlete and had participated in the Ironman, an extreme triathlon race. Immediately, he gets it into his head that he and his father are going to redo the race in pairs, the father pushing or dragging the son on suitable vehicles. But Paul, who has aged, has no more training and is discouraged by life and his sudden dismissal. He brutally rejects this proposal from his son. Julien's whims and a fugue will gradually convince Paul to try training. While a hint of complicity, which had been so lacking all these years, begins to emerge between the father and the son, Claire fiercely opposes this dangerous adventure. But Julien's strength of character and will are stronger than anything: he manages to register the team for the competition without consulting his parents. Eventually Paul relents.However Even after he suffers an injury half way through And his father collapses he still continues and through shear determination makes it

• Jacques Gamblin as Paul Amblard
• Alexandra Lamy as Claire Amblard
• Fabien Héraud as Julien Amblard
• Sophie de Furst as Sophie Amblard
• Pablo Pauly as Yohan
• Christelle Cornil as Isabelle
• Frédéric Épaud as Doctor Pascal

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