Running is our passion and so is movie-watching. We were very excited to find De Toutes Nos Forces (The Finisher) listed as one of the many exciting movies that will be featured in the coming French Art & Film Festival 2015.
Although is not a 100% movie about running per se, we would recommend you, running enthusiasts to watch it. It tells the inspiring take of a wheelchair-bound young man, Julien who challenges his father to compete with him in the "Ironman" triathlon.
Such passionate, emotional and dramatic movie should be enjoyed on a big screen, not as illegal download. :)
The Finishers
Genre: Drama
Release year: 2013
Rating: P13
Running time: 86 min
Director: Niels Tavernier
Cast: Jacques Gamblin, Alexandra Lamy, Fabien Heraud
Synopsis:
Former winning athlete, Paul lives in his Alpine chalet with his wife and his son. His couple is disintegrating and his relationship with his 17-years-old handicapped son, Julien, is increasingly distant. One day, Julien, who dreams of adventures despite his handicap, invites him to compete with him in the Ironman of Nice, a challenging 226 kms triathlon. Around them, a whole family reconnects in an attempt to achieve this exploit.
Held from 14 May to 16 June 2015, this year’s programme of the French Art & Film Festival offers something for everyone whether movie buffs, art enthusiasts, music lovers or foodies.
French Film Festival with Golden Screen Cinemas
Klang Valley: 14-31 May 2015, at GSC Pavilion KL, GSC Mid Valley Megamall, KL and GSC 1 Utama in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya
Penang: 4-14 June at GSC Gurney Plaza
The film festival will showcase 15 recent releases in French cinema – including comedies, dramas and animated films – to play at selected Golden Screen Cinemas.
Among the screenings film-enthusiasts will get to enjoy, are comedies such as Serial (Bad) Weddings, 2 Autumns 3 Winters, 9 Months Stretch and The French Minister; fantasy such as Beauty and the Beast; as well as touching comedy-dramas such as The Finishers.
Tickets will be available for purchase via GSC website or cinema box office.
Also promising an exhilarating line-up in live events, this year’s festival will present a travelling photography exhibition.
More information on the 2015 lineup is available on the festival’s official website www.faff.com.my, and those on social media can ‘Like’ the Facebook page at facebook.com/frenchartfilmfestival.
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