2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 35 m

2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 35 m

Summary Seasoned ‘Super-domestique’, Dom Chabol, experiences the most dramatic three days of his life as he faces the end of his time with his team, the end of his career, and even the end of his life, at the opening Irish stages of the notorious 1998 Tour de France, known as the ‘Tour Du Dopage’. Hope comes in the form of dynamic young Irish me...

Directed By: Kieron J. Walsh

Written By: Ciaran Cassidy, Sean Cook, Kieron J. Walsh

2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 35 m

2020
Gravitas Ventures
1 h 35 m

The Racer

Name: The Racer
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: 2020-09-18
Duration: 1 min 35 s
Rating: 54
Cast: Louis Talpe, Iain Glen, Matteo Simoni, Timo Wagner, Sarah Carroll

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Kieron J. Walsh

Written By: Ciaran Cassidy, Sean Cook, Kieron J. Walsh

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Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Film Threat

Dec 30, 2020

The Racer will attract fans of cycling and those who enjoy a good drama, as it’s a fresh take on the sports drama formula.

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Screen Daily

Dec 30, 2020

Talpe is excellent in the lead, his tightly-honed physique an increasingly transparent veneer for his troubled emotional state.

By Nikki Baughan FULL REVIEW

The Irish Times

Dec 30, 2020

It is a strong, stoic performance from Talpe in a film that doesn’t allow its secondary characters much nuance.

By Donald Clarke FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Dec 30, 2020

What the film does very well is show how doping became so normalised. It’s as much a part of the team’s routine as a post-race rubdown.

By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW

Empire

Dec 30, 2020

There is some nice insight into cycling-team practices, but overall The Racer lacks sufficient nuance, specificity and originality to nab the yellow jersey.

By Ian Freer FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Blinder Films, Calach Films, Caviar Films, Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, Luxembourg Film Fund, Eurimages, Screen Flanders, Inevitable Pictures, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Caviar Film Financing, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD), Particular Crowd

Release Date Sep 18, 2020

Duration 1 h 35 m

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Tagline The race is won by the one who suffers the most.

The Racer

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Top Cast

Louis Talpe

Dominique Chabol

Iain Glen

'Sonny' McElhone

Matteo Simoni

Lupo 'Tartare' Marino

Timo Wagner

Stefano Drago

Sarah Carroll

Stewardess

Diogo Cid

Enzo

Ward Kerremans

Lionel Dardonne

Paul Robert

Erik Schultz

Anthony Mairs

Tony

Eoin Byrne

The Kid

Ozan Saygi

Yilmaz

Sebastian Collet

Karlson

Karel Roden

Viking

Charles Sobry

Kiwi

Tristan Heanue

Irish Reporter

Timothy Lone

Reporter 1

Nilton Martins

Reporter 2

Darren Dixon

Teenage Fan

Courtney Black

Waitress

Clarissa Vermaark

Emilie Chabol

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