Overview
A true sports story that utterly defies the odds, Duguay’s film captures the wild ups and downs of the Olympics-bound career of legendary equine star Jappeloup and his troubled rider, locked in a tense relationship with his horseman father and forever uncertain of his own skills as an equestrian
Fun facts
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Filming locations
Filmed in Mallorca
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Music
Music by Clinton Shorter
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Ronald Plante
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Karine DevilderNovel
- Guillaume CanetScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 13, 2013
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- Belgium, Canada, France, Spain
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In the United States
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Cast
Guillaume CanetPierre Durand
Marina HandsNadia Durand, wife of Pierre
Daniel AuteuilSerge Durand, father of Pierre
Lou de LaâgeRaphaëlle Dalio, Jappeloup's groom
Tchéky KaryoMarcel Rozier, French team coach- Jacques HigelinHenry Dalio, first owner of Jappeloup
Marie BunelArlette Durand, mother of Pierre
Joël DupuchFrancis Lebail
Fred EpaudPatrick Caron
Arnaud HenrietFrédéric Cottier
Donald SutherlandJohn Lester
Antoine CholetHubert Bourdy- Edmond Jonquères d'OriolaPhilippe Rozier
Benoît PetitjeanÉric Navet- Sébastien CazorlaMichel Robert
Noah HuntleyJoe Fargis
James FlynnJohn Lester's son
Marco LuraschiPierre Durand as a child
Sonia AmmarRaphaëlle as a child
Jeffrey NoelGilles, groom
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