Synopsis
When Gino meets racing driver Bénédicte, it's love at first sight. Passionate. Unconditional. Fiery. But Gino hides has a secret. The kind of secret that can endanger your life and the lives of those ones around you. Gino and Bénédicte will have to fight against fate, reason and their own weaknesses to save their love.
Oscar®-nominated director Michaël R. Roskam's third feature film after 'Bullhead' (2011) and 'The Drop' (2014), Le Fidèle (international title: 'Racer and the jailbird') brings Matthias Schoenaerts and Adèle Exarchopoulos together in a dark romantic drama against the background of a typical Belgian crime scene.
Watch online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqTzzCVKV_A
Oscar®-nominated director Michaël R. Roskam's third feature film after 'Bullhead' (2011) and 'The Drop' (2014), Le Fidèle (international title: 'Racer and the jailbird') brings Matthias Schoenaerts and Adèle Exarchopoulos together in a dark romantic drama against the background of a typical Belgian crime scene.
Watch online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqTzzCVKV_A
Credits
Director
Michaël R. Roskam
Writers
Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré, Michaël R. Roskam
With
Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos
Cinematographer
Nicolas Karakatsanis
Production Designer
Geert Paredis
Editor
Alain Dessauvage
Producer
Bart Van Langendonck - SAVAGE FILM
Co-producers
Peter Bouckaert - EYEWORKS (BE), Pierre-Ange Le Pogam - STONE ANGELS (FR), Maarten Swart - KAAP HOLLAND (NL), Bruno Felix & Femke Wolting - SUBMARINE (NL), Jean-Yves-Roubin - FRAKAS PRODUCTIONS (BE), RTBF (BE)
In Association With
Wild Bunch, Pathé France, Kinepolis Film Distribution, Telenet STAP, Canal+, Orange
With the support of
Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), The Creative Europe programme of the E.U., Netherlands Film Fund, VTM, Telenet STAP, VOO & BeTV, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Wallimage, Eurimages, Belgian tax shelter for film financing
Festivals & Awards
Film Festival Oostende 2018
Best Film (Bart Van Langendonck), Best Editor (Alain Dessauvage), Best Actor (Matthias Schoenaerts), Best Cinematography (Nicolas Karakatsanis), Best Director (Michaël R. Roskam), Best Production Design (Geert Paredis, Kristin Van Passel, Mariël Hoevenaars)
International Film Festival of India 2017
Magritte Awards, Belgium 2018
Best Supporting Actor (Jean-Benoît Ugeux)
World Soundtrack Awards 2018
Specs
Genre
Amour noir
Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Runtime
130'
Printed Film Format
DCP
