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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