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THE FINISHERS

By Nils TAVERNIER

SPAFAX UK - as CONS

Drama - Completed 2013

A teenager unlike other teenagers, Julien dreams of sharing a powerful experience with his father, so he suggests they take part in one of the world's toughest triathlons, the Nice Ironman race.

- Year of production
- 2013
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- FRANCE
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Nils TAVERNIER
- Writer(s)
- Nils TAVERNIER, Laurent BERTONI, Pierre LEYSSIEUX
- Cast
- Jacques GAMBLIN, Alexandra LAMY, Fabien HÉRAUD
- Producer(s)
- Philip BOËFFARD, Christophe ROSSIGNON
- Synopsis
- Julien is 17, has a great sense of humour, bags of charm, and is wheelchair-bound due to cerebral palsy. Despite their love for him, his family is gradually falling apart under the strain of dealing with his disability. In a bid to bond with his father, Julien challenges him to participate with him in the Ironman race in Nice (French Riviera), a triathlon in which his father has previously competed. This trial is already exceptionally hard, but it becomes almost impossible if one has to help a disabled youth throughout the course. Beyond the sporting exploit, this is the story of one family’s exemplary combat, and a moving portrait of the love between a father and his son.