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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Film Cast:
- Pierre Durand: Guillaume Canet
- Nadia Durand, wife of Pierre: Marina Hands
- Serge Durand, father of Pierre: Daniel Auteuil
- Raphaëlle Dalio, Jappeloup’s groom: Lou de Laâge
- Marcel Rozier, French team coach: Tchéky Karyo
- Henry Dalio, first owner of Jappeloup: Jacques Higelin
- Arlette Durand, mother of Pierre: Marie Bunel
- Francis Lebail: Joël Dupuch
- Patrick Caron: Fred Epaud
- Frédéric Cottier: Arnaud Henriet
- John Lester: Donald Sutherland
- Hubert Bourdy: Antoine Cholet
- Philippe Rozier: Edmond Jonquères d’Oriola
- Éric Navet: Benoît Petitjean
- Michel Robert: Sébastien Cazorla
- Joe Fargis: Noah Huntley
- John Lester’s son: James Flynn
- Pierre Durand as a child: Marco Luraschi
- Raphaëlle as a child: Sonia Ammar
- Gilles, groom: Jeffrey Noel
- French journalist in Los Angeles: Luc Bernard
- Mr. Bonnot, mayor of St Seurin: Jean-Loup Horwitz
- Charles Gouhot: Philippe Canet
- The mocking young horseman: Emmanuel Suarez
- François Wolf, Pierre’s associate: Pascal Judelewicz
- CEO of Luze: Jean-Gabriel Nordmann
- Marketing director: Xavier Alcan
- Gail Greenough: Virginie Couperie
- Joseph Orlando: Frédéric Cottier
- Julien, the little boy: Pablo Beugnet
- Veterinarian Germany: Sophie Malakian
- Maternity nurse: Emmanuelle Fourault
- The man in Lille: Arnaud Maillard
- Competition announcer: Gregory Hlady
- Competition announcer: Kamel Boudra
- Competition announcer: Ludi Boeken
- Competition announcer: William Albors
- Competition announcer: Marc Schapira
- Competition announcer: Leonardo Fuica
- Competition announcer: Alejandro Morán
- Competition announcer: Kester Lovelace
- Journalist at press conference: Cédric Zimmerlin
- Journalist at press conference: Alexandre Guilbaud
- Journalist at press conference: Jean Rieffel
- Journalist at press conference: Arno Feffer
- Visitor: Vanessa Montserrat
- Self (uncredited): Jean Rochefort
Film Crew:
- Novel: Karine Devilder
- Director of Photography: Ronald Plante
- Art Direction: Gerard Drolon
- Production Design: Emile Ghigo
- Original Music Composer: Clinton Shorter
- Co-Producer: Christian Duguay
- Editor: Richard Marizy
- Costume Design: Caroline de Vivaise
- Screenplay: Guillaume Canet
- Producer: Pascal Judelewicz
- Co-Producer: Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
- Producer: Ludi Boeken
- Producer: Romain Le Grand
- Casting: Juliette Ménager
- Set Decoration: Anne-Charlotte Vimont
- Key Makeup Artist: Stéphanie Guillon
- Special Effects Makeup Artist: Alexis Kinebanyan
- First Assistant Director: Stéphane Gluck
- Stunt Coordinator: Jean-Claude Lagniez
- Stunt Coordinator: Mario Luraschi
- Script Supervisor: Josiane Morand
- Sound: Frédéric de Ravignan
- Supervising Sound Editor: Michel B. Bordeleau
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