Racer and the Jailbird

Racer and the Jailbird
Directed by Michaël R. Roskam
Produced by Bart Van Langendonck
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam
Screenplay by Thomas Bidegain
Noé Debré
Michaël R. Roskam
Starring Matthias Schoenaerts
Adèle Exarchopoulos
Cinematography Nicolas Karakatsanis
Edited by Alain Dessauvage
Production
company
Savage Film
Stone Angels
Wallimage
Distributed by Pathé
Release date
  • September 2017 (2017-09) (Venice)
  • October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) (Belgium)
  • November 1, 2017 (2017-11-01) (France)

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Country Belgium
France
Language French[3]
Budget €8 million[4]

Racer and the Jailbird (French: Le Fidèle) is an upcoming Belgian drama film directed by Michaël R. Roskam, starring Matthias Schoenaerts and Adèle Exarchopoulos. The film is about a love story between a gangster and a racing car driver set against the background of a brutal crime gang in Brussels.[5][6][7][8] It has been selected to be screened out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival.[9]

Cast

Production

On 16 May 2012, Screen Daily reported that Savage Film would produce director's Michael R. Roskam's new film, then titled “Faithful,” described as a film noir set against the background of the brutal crime gangs in Brussels in the late 1980s.[10][11]

On 18 December 2012, Variety reported that Matthias Schoenaerts would reteam with Bullhead director Michael R. Roskam in the film, and it would be produced by Bart Van Langendonck at Brussels-based Savage Film and was set to start shooting in 2014.[5] On 21 December 2013, Variety announced that Thomas Bidegain would write the screenplay alongside Michael R. Roskam.[12] On 12 September 2015, Adèle Exarchopoulos joined the cast, and the film was described as a "noirish romance thriller set against the backdrop of crime gangs in Brussels", and shooting was scheduled to start in 2016.[13]

Principal photography began in Brussels in 25 April 2016 and was completed on 15 July 2016. [14][15]The title has changed from "The Faithful" to "The Racer and the Jailbird" in May 2016.[16]

Release

The film will be released in Belgium on 4 October 2017.[1] Wild Bunch handles international sales and Pathé will distribute the film in France on 1 November 2017.[2] Neon has pre-bought North American rights to the film at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2017. Neon is planning a theatrical release, but a premiere date has yet to be picked.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Le Fidèle". Cinenews (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Le Fidèle". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Berlin: Neon Buys ‘Racer and the Jailbird’ With Matthias Schoenaerts (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Racer and the Jailbird". Screen Flanders. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Schoenaerts to topline ‘Faithful,’ ‘Ardennes’". Variety. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Wallimage’s eclectic first session of 2016 includes Michael Roskam and Dany Boon". Cineuropa. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Matthias Schoenaerts Reteams With Michaël Roskam For ‘The Racer And The Jailbird’ Co-Starring Adele Exarchopoulos". The Playlist. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Inaugural NeXT in Ghent to feature Michael R Roskam project". ScreenDaily.com. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Savage strikes on Roskam's Faithful". ScreenDaily.com. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Schoenaerts to helm ‘Franky’". Variety. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "'Rust And Bone' Scribe Boards Michael R. Roskam's 'The Faithful' (Exclusive)". Variety. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Adele Exarchopoulos, Matthias Schoenaerts Star in Drama ‘The Faithful’". Variety. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Brussels setting for new Michael Roskam film". The Bulletin. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Le fidèle". Casting7. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Cannes: Wild Bunch to launch new Hazanavicius, Desplechin, Loznitsa". ScreenDaily.com. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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