Directed by:
Laurent TuelCinematography:
Gilles PorteComposer:
André ManoukianCast:
Clovis Cornillac, Bouli Lanners, Ary Abittan, Élodie Bouchez, André Marcon, Richard Sammel, Philippe Lacheau, Bruno Lochet, Christophe Rossignon (more)Plots(1)
Like millions of others worldwide, 40-year-old François Nouel is a Tour de France fan. Unbeatable on anything to do with the race, he spends as much time as he can on his bike, to escape from a disappointing everyday existence. At work, he's restricted to bicycle displays. And things at home are no better: his son thinks he's a loser and his wife berates him for being a coward. So when his wife discovers on the eve of his holidays that he's been volunteered to work on the Tour, it's too much: she tells him she wants a divorce and leaves with his son. Then he meets Rémi Pletinckx, a depressive former sports manager who's also at the end of his rope. Under Pletinckx's influence, François makes up his mind to live his childhood dream: to do the Tour de France. The race begins tomorrow. If he leaves now, one day ahead of the pros, he could even get to Paris before them. François takes off. Alone at first, others quickly join him, inspired by the challenge he has embraced. The obstacles are many, but as he overcomes them one by one, word of his exploits spreads. A real pack of amateurs grows around him. Each stage is passed, the media goes crazy, the crowds cheer, the Yellow Jersey is furious. François must be stopped. But when all seems lost, when there's nothing left to hope for, François resolves to go on to the bitter end... has his moment finally come? (Wild Bunch Distribution)
(more)Cast
Clovis Cornillac
France
Best movies:
Little Tickles (2018)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
The Very Merry Widows (2003)
Bouli Lanners
Belgium
Best movies:
A Town Called Panic (2009)
Toto the Hero (1991)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Ary Abittan
France
Best movies:
Fatal (2010)
Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014)
Becoming a Father (2020) (TV movie)
Élodie Bouchez
France
Best movies:
The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)
Reality (2014)
Tango (1993)
André Marcon
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
A Flame in My Heart (1987)
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Richard Sammel
West Germany
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Casino Royale (2006)
Philippe Lacheau
France
Best movies:
Alibi.com 2 (2023)
Babysitting (2014)
Superwho? (2022)
Bruno Lochet
France
Best movies:
The Three Brothers (1995)
Poetical Refugee (2000)
Superwho? (2022)
Christophe Rossignon
Best movies:
Guilty (2011)
Hate (1995)
The Crimson Rivers (2000)
Riton Liebman
Belgium
Best movies:
One for the Road (2009)
Carlos (2010) (TV movie)
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
Michel Drucker
France
Best movies:
My Summer in Provence (2014)
Tour De Force (2013)
The Antidote (2005)
François Bureloup
France
Best movies:
The Intouchables (2011)
My Way (2012)
The Round Up (2010)
Wendy Nieto
Best movies:
Polisse (2011)
Tour De Force (2013)
Guy Amram
Best movies:
What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
Tour De Force (2013)
Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum (2009)
Jean-Noël Martin
Best movies:
J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka (2005)
La Belle Epoque (2019)
120 Beats Per Minute (2017)
Emmanuelle Hauck
Best movies:
Tour De Force (2013)
Disparus (2014) (TV movie)
Sébastien Magne
Best movies:
What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
Tour De Force (2013)
Clem (2010) (series)
Doudou Masta
France
Best movies:
Micmacs (2009)
Tour De Force (2013)
Marry Me, Dude (2017)
Jean-Pierre Becker
Best movies:
Amelie (2001)
The Fugitives (1986)
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Annick Christiaens
Belgium
Best movies:
Tour De Force (2013)
Yummy (2019)
Yves Saint Laurent (2014)