The Finishers

The Finishers (French: De toutes nos forces) is a 2013 French drama film directed by Nils Tavernier.[3] It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[4][5]

The Finishers
Directed byNils Tavernier
Produced byPhilip Boëffard
Christophe Rossignon
Written byLaurent Bertoni
Nils Tavernier
StarringJacques Gamblin
Alexandra Lamy
Fabien Héraud
Music byBarði Jóhannsson
CinematographyLaurent Machuel
Edited byYann Malcor
Release date
  • 7 September 2013 (2013-09-07) (TIFF)
  • 26 March 2014 (2014-03-26) (France)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$8.6 million [1]
Box office$5.7 million [2]

Plot

Paul Amblard had wished to have a son as a second child, a wish fulfilled with the birth of Julien. But when, as a baby, he found himself unable to walk like the others, he refused his handicap and took refuge in his job as a cable car repairer and his side job as a volunteer firefighter. He shied away from his responsibilities, leaving the whole task to his wife, Claire, who had become a mother too protective and fearful for her son's health. At 17, Julien, now a difficult and stubborn teenager, becomes aware of life and dreams of adventures that are inaccessible given his quadriplegia. He discovers that his father, 25 years earlier, had been a good athlete and had participated in the Ironman, an extreme triathlon race. Immediately, he gets it into his head that he and his father are going to redo the race in pairs, the father pushing or dragging the son on suitable vehicles. But Paul, who has aged, has no more training and is discouraged by life and his sudden dismissal. He brutally rejects this proposal from his son. Julien's whims and a fugue will gradually convince Paul to try training. While a hint of complicity, which had been so lacking all these years, begins to emerge between the father and the son, Claire fiercely opposes this dangerous adventure. But Julien's strength of character and will are stronger than anything: he manages to register the team for the competition without consulting his parents. Eventually Paul relents.However Even after he suffers an injury half way through And his father collapses he still continues and through shear determination makes it

Cast

References
  1. "De toutes nos forces (The Finishers) (2014) - JPBox-Office". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. "De toutes nos forces (The Finishers) (2014)". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. "De toutes nos forces". unifrance.org. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  4. "The Finishers". TIFF. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
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