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Racer and the Jailbird

Racer and the Jailbird

2017•2h 10m•5.9/10
CrimeDramaRomance

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5.9/10(191)

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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Production

Savage Film, Stone Angels, Kaap Holland Film, Submarine, Frakas Productions, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB

Language

FR

Status

Released

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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'

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

Arben Bajraktaraj

Arben Bajraktaraj

Andreï

Gaël Maleux

Gaël Maleux

Jean

Kerem Can

Kerem Can

Benze

Sam Louwyck

Sam Louwyck

Prison Manager

Evgeniy Makarov

Esto

Regiep Ahmetaj

Adjoint Esto

Bart Dezdari

Albanais cagoulé 1

Begir Memeti

Begir Memeti

Albanais cagoulé 2

Hajrije Ahmetaj

Vieille albanaise

Corentin Lobet

Corentin Lobet

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