The Racer is a 2020

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. The film stars

Louis Talpe Louis Talpe (born 22 May 1981) is a Belgian actor. He is known for playing Toby on the Studio 100 show Mega Mindy and has appeared most recently as Eliab on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC-produced drama ''Of Kings and Prophets''. Caree ...

Matteo Simoni Matteo Simoni (born 3 September 1987) is a Belgian actor. He starred in film such as ''Marina (2013 film), Marina'', The Racer (film), The Racer, and ''Safety First: The Movie''.Tara Lee Tara Lee (born Tara Lisa) is an Irish actress, singer and songwriter. She is signed to BMG Chrysalis. In 2018, Lee appeared in ''EastEnders'' as Jessica Jones Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a superheroine appearing in American comic books ...

Iain Glen Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the ''Resident Evil'' film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy te ...

and

Karel Roden Karel Roden (born 18 May 1962) is a Czech actor, popularly known for his roles in ''Hellboy'' and ''The Bourne Supremacy'', and his voice work in '' Grand Theft Auto IV''. Life and career Roden followed his father and grandfather into acting. ...

Cast

as Dominique "Dom" Chabol *

as Dr. Lynn Brennan *

as Sonny McElhone *

as Viking * Timo Wagner as Stefano Drago * Diogo Cid as Enzo * Ward Kerremans as Lionel Dardonne * Paul Robert as Erik Schultz

Production

In 2018, a film centering around the

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, titled ''The Domestique'' and to be directed by Kieron J. Walsh and written by Ciarán Cassidy, was announced. Production was taken over by Blinder Films, with the movie receiving €800,000 funding through

Screen Ireland Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, formerly known as Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board, is the Republic of Ireland's state development agency for the Irish film, television and animation industry. It provides funds for the developm ...

, the Irish state development agency. The film has since been renamed ''The Racer'' and secured funding from Screen Flanders, the Film Fund Luxembourg,

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, the BAI Sound & Vision Fund, and

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Release

It premiered at the 2020

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Reception

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