''The Boat Race'' (french: La Régate) is a 2009

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Bernard Bellefroid Bernard Bellefroid is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He made his feature-length debut in 2009 with ''The Boat Race (film), The Boat Race''. The film received four nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards and won Magritte Award for Most Pro ...

Plot synopsis

Alexandre is a 15-year-old boy who lives alone with his father, enduring relentless physical violence. To escape from his daily life, Alex rows on the

Meuse The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a t ...

, and has only one obsession: to win the Singles event at the Belgian Championships. At the rowing club, coach Sergi teams Alex with Pablo, despite their initial dislike for each other, and they win the Doubles event at the Belgian championships.

Cast

* Joffrey Verbruggen: Alexandre *

Thierry Hancisse Thierry Hancisse (born 20 November 1962, in Liège) is a Belgian actor. His acting credits include '' Un soir au club'', ''The Boat Race'', '' Le Couperet'', '' Gabrielle'', '' The Colonel'', '' The Night Watchman'', '' The Lady in the Car with Gl ...

: Thierry *

Sergi López Sergi López may refer to: *Sergi López (actor) (born 1965), Spanish actor * Sergi López Segú (1967–2006), Spanish footballer See also * Sergio López (disambiguation) * Sergi, the given name *López López is a surname of Spanish origin. I ...

: Sergi * Pénélope Lévêque: Murielle *

David Murgia David Murgia (born 16 March 1988) is a Belgian actor. He started his career in theatre in the early 2000s and has since gone on to appear in films. Theater Filmography References External links * 1988 births 20th-century Belgian ma ...

: Pablo * Hervé Sogne: Franco * Stéphanie Blanchoud: Laetitia * Jean-François Wolff: Jean

Reception

The film received four nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards and won Most Promising Actor for Joffrey Verbruggen.

References

External links

* 2009 films 2009 drama films Belgian drama films French drama films 2000s French-language films Luxembourgian drama films French-language Belgian films French-language Luxembourgian films 2000s French films {{Belgium-film-stub