Synopsis
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
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
398 audience votes
Key crew
- Christian DuguayDirector
- Clinton ShorterOriginal Music Composer
- Guillaume CanetScreenplay
Cast
- Guillaume CanetPierre Durand
- Marina HandsNadia Durand, wife of Pierre
- Daniel AuteuilSerge Durand, father of Pierre
- Lou de LaâgeRaphaëlle Dalio, Jappeloup's groom
- Tchéky KaryoMarcel Rozier, French team coach
- Jacques HigelinHenry Dalio, first owner of Jappeloup
- Marie BunelArlette Durand, mother of Pierre
- Joël DupuchFrancis Lebail
- Fred EpaudPatrick Caron
- Arnaud HenrietFrédéric Cottier
- Donald SutherlandJohn Lester
- Antoine CholetHubert Bourdy
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Themes
horseback ridingolympic gameshuman animal relationshipbiographyhorsemanequestrianhorse trainer1980sshowjumpingequestrianismhorse trainingolympic sport