THE RACER (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Louis Talpe (Wat Mannen Willen), Matteo Simoni (Sum of Histories), Tara Lee (Schemers), Iain Glen (Eye in the Sky), Karel Roden (RocknRolla), Timo Wagner (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds), Diogo Cid (film debut), Ward Kerremans (film debut), Paul Robert (Sawah), Anthony Mairs (film debut), Eoin Byrne (film debut), Ozan Saygi (film debut), Sebastian Collet (Holy Lands)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Kieron J. Walsh (Jump), director, writer; Ciaran Cassidy (film debut) and Sean Cook (film debut), writers; Yvonne Donohoe (Extra Ordinary) and Katie Holly (Love & Friendship), producers; Hannes De Maeyer (Black), composer; James Mather (Frank), cinematographer; Mathieu Depuydt (Safety First: The Movie) and Nico Poedts (The Dirty Dutch), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

During the opening stages of the 1998 Tour de France in Ireland, Belgian support rider Dom Chabol (Talpe) secretly hopes to be the one to lead his team to victory. However, when he is unceremoniously dropped from the team, he begins to embrace the idea of civilian life – until a doping error gives him one more chance…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Set over a few days during the notorious 1998 Tour de France, this heart-pumping film captures the tension and breathlessness of an unpredictable time in the life of a cyclist.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2020 (IN CINEMAS AND ON DIGITAL)

 

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