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Jappeloup

2013 · 130 min

A stirring underdog sports drama that balances tense father-son conflict with the quiet bond between rider and horse.

Directed by
Christian Duguay
Genres
Drama
Starring
Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil
Overview
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

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Directed by
Christian Duguay
Genres
Drama
Starring
Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • ambition
  • redemption
  • identity
  • sport
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Christian Duguay
Written by
Guillaume Canet
Starring
Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil, Lou de Laâge, Tchéky Karyo, Jacques Higelin, Marie Bunel, Joël Dupuch
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
130 min
Country
Belgium, Canada, France, Spain
Languages
English, French

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