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Plot

In the early 1980s, Pierre Durand, Jr. resigns from his career as a lawyer and becomes a professional equestrian, focusing on show jumping. He purchases (1975–1991) from . Durand loses at the 1984 Summer Olympics in

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. However, at the

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, he wins.

Cast

Guillaume Canet Guillaume Canet (; born 10 April 1973) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter, and show jumper. Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like ''Joyeux Noël'', '' Love Me If ...

as Pierre Durand, Jr. *

Marina Hands Marina Hands (born 10 January 1975) is a French stage and film actress. Hands is the daughter of British director Terry Hands and French actress Ludmila Mikaël, and the granddaughter of Ukrainian-Greek painter . She studied acting at the Cour ...

as Nadia *

Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil (; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Fest ...

as Serge Durand * Lou de Laâge as Raphaëlle Dalio * Tchéky Karyo as

Marcel Rozier Marcel Rozier (born 22 March 1936) is an equestrian from France and Olympic champion. He also owns the renowned ''Espace Rozier'' equestrian center in Bois-le-Roi, Seine-et-Marne. He collaborated with the perfume company ''Chez Marionnaud ...

Jacques Higelin Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (; 18 October 1940 – 6 April 2018) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Early life Higelin was born on 18 October 1940. His father, Paul, a railway worker and musician of Alsatian de ...

as Dalio *

Marie Bunel Marie Bunel (born 1961) is a French film and stage actress. Biography Bunel was born on 27 May 1961 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France. She attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in West Hollywood, California and took ...

as Arlette Durand *

Joël Dupuch Joël Dupuch is a French oyster farmer, restaurateur, author and actor. Biography He is a sixth-generation oyster farmer from the Arcachon Bay.Christophe RouxPortrait de Joël Dupuch ''France 3'', December 27, 2012

as Francis Lebail *

Frédéric Épaud Frédéric Épaud (born 12 May 1970) is a French actor. He was born in Les Sables-d'Olonne.

as Patrick Caron *

Arnaud Henriet Arnaud Henriet is a French actor.Aurélie Binoist, ''TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share o ...

as Frédéric Cottier *

Donald Sutherland Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films '' Citizen X'' (1995) a ...

as John Lester *Antoine Cholet as Hubert Bourdy *

Edmond Jonquères d'Oriola Edmond is a given name related to Edmund. Persons named Edmond include: * Edmond Canaple (1797–1876), French politician * Edmond Chehade (born 1993), Lebanese footballer * Edmond Conn (1914–1998), American farmer, businessman, and politician ...

as Philippe Rozier * Benoît Petitjean as Éric Navet *Sébastien Cazorla as Michel Robert *

Noah Huntley Noah Cornelius Marmaduke Huntley (born 7 September 1974) is an English actor and model. He has appeared in films such as ''28 Days Later'' (2002), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005), ''Snow White and the ...

as Joe Fargis *James Flynn as John Lester's son *Xavier Alcan as Sponsor *

Sonia Ben Ammar Sonia Ben Ammar (born 19 February 1999), also credited Sonia Ammar, is a Tunisian-French model, singer, and actress, who is signed with IMG Models. She has appeared on several magazine covers, including '' Vanity Fair'' and '' L'Officiel''. Ben ...

as young Raphaele *

Jean Rochefort Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (; 29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999. Life and career Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to ...

as himself

Critical reception

It was shown at the

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film festival in

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in 2013. For ''

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'', the film offers "a rather classic mix of stunts and sentiment before galloping ahead to its stirring equine finale."

References

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* * 2013 films French drama films Canadian drama films Films shot in Mallorca Films about the 1984 Summer Olympics Films about the 1988 Summer Olympics Films about Olympic equestrian sports Films about horses Films directed by Christian Duguay (director) 2013 drama films 2010s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub