Racer and the Jailbird
2017 · Movie · R · 130 min · ★ 5.9 · 43% critics
A small-time criminal falls hard for a fearless racing driver, and their romance ignites fast. But his hidden life and the dangerous people around it threaten to pull them into escalating trouble, testing how far love can survive under pressure.
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Details
- Original title
- Le Fidèle
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-10-04
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Critic score
- 43/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (195 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a romance tangled up with crime and high-stakes pressure, but Not for you if you dislike abrupt tonal shifts or intense melodrama; it may appeal to fans of Stillwater.
Pros: strong lead chemistry; tense crime setup; energetic racing backdrop | Cons: uneven tone shifts; heavy melodrama; crowded plot turns
Themes
- prison
- gangster
- bank robber
- heist
- race car driver
- armored truck
- racing driver
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Matthias Schoenaerts
as Gino 'Gigi'
Adèle Exarchopoulos
as Bénédicte 'Bibi'
Éric De Staercke
as Freddy
Jean-Benoît Ugeux
as Serge
Nabil Missoumi
as Younes
Fabien Magry
as Eric 'Le Chauve'
- GR
Gianni La Rocca
as Mike 'Le Râble'
Thomas Coumans
as Bernard 'Nardo'
Nathalie Van Tongelen
as Sandra / Géraldine
Anaëlle Potdevin
as Stéphanie
Directed by Michaël R. Roskam