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Racer and the Jailbird

Racer and the Jailbird

20175.92h 10m

Overview

When Gino meets racing driver Bénédicte, it's love at first sight. But Gino has a secret. The kind of secret that can endanger their lives.

Directed by Michaël R. Roskam
Written by Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré, Michaël R. Roskam
Produced by Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Bart Van Langendonck
Box OfficeBudget: $9.2M0

Top Cast

Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts

Gino 'Gigi'

Adèle Exarchopoulos

Adèle Exarchopoulos

Bénédicte 'Bibi'

Éric De Staercke

Éric De Staercke

Freddy

Jean-Benoît Ugeux

Jean-Benoît Ugeux

Serge

Nabil Missoumi

Nabil Missoumi

Younes

Fabien Magry

Fabien Magry

Eric 'Le Chauve'

G

Gianni La Rocca

Mike 'Le Râble'

Thomas Coumans

Thomas Coumans

Bernard 'Nardo'

Nathalie Van Tongelen

Nathalie Van Tongelen

Sandra / Géraldine

Anaëlle Potdevin

Anaëlle Potdevin

Stéphanie

Themes & Keywords

prisongangsterbank robberheistrace car driverarmored truckracing driver

About Racer and the Jailbird

Racer and the Jailbird is a crime, drama, romance film released in 2017 exploring themes of prison, gangster, bank robber, heist, race car driver, armored truck. Directed by Michaël R. Roskam, it stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Éric De Staercke. When Gino meets racing driver Bénédicte, it's love at first sight. But Gino has a secret. The kind of secret that can endanger their lives.

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