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Jappeloup

Jappeloup

20137.12h 10m

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

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Guillaume Canet, Karine Devilder
Produced by Romain Le Grand, Pascal Judelewicz, Ludi Boeken
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Top Cast

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Pierre Durand

Marina Hands

Marina Hands

Nadia Durand, wife of Pierre

Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil

Serge Durand, father of Pierre

Lou de Laâge

Lou de Laâge

Raphaëlle Dalio, Jappeloup's groom

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Marcel Rozier, French team coach

Jacques Higelin

Jacques Higelin

Henry Dalio, first owner of Jappeloup

Marie Bunel

Marie Bunel

Arlette Durand, mother of Pierre

Joël Dupuch

Joël Dupuch

Francis Lebail

Fred Epaud

Fred Epaud

Patrick Caron

Arnaud Henriet

Arnaud Henriet

Frédéric Cottier

Themes & Keywords

horseback ridingolympic gameshuman animal relationshipbiographyhorsemanequestrianhorse trainer1980sshowjumpingequestrianismhorse trainingolympic sport

About Jappeloup

Jappeloup is a drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of horseback riding, olympic games, human animal relationship, biography, horseman, equestrian. Directed by Christian Duguay, it stars Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil. 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

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