130 minutes
3/13/2013
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
Guillaume Canet
as Pierre Durand
Marina Hands
as Nadia Durand, wife of Pierre
Daniel Auteuil
as Serge Durand, father of Pierre
Lou de Laâge
as Raphaëlle Dalio, Jappeloup's groom
Tchéky Karyo
as Marcel Rozier, French team coach
Jacques Higelin
as Henry Dalio, first owner of Jappeloup
Marie Bunel
as Arlette Durand, mother of Pierre
Joël Dupuch
as Francis Lebail
Fred Epaud
as Patrick Caron
Arnaud Henriet
as Frédéric Cottier
Donald Sutherland
as John Lester
Antoine Cholet
as Hubert Bourdy
Edmond Jonquères d'Oriola
as Philippe Rozier
Benoît Petitjean
as Éric Navet
Sébastien Cazorla
as Michel Robert
Noah Huntley
as Joe Fargis
James Flynn
as John Lester's son
Marco Luraschi
as Pierre Durand as a child
Sonia Ammar
as Raphaëlle as a child
Jeffrey Noel
as Gilles, groom
Luc Bernard
as French journalist in Los Angeles
Jean-Loup Horwitz
as Mr. Bonnot, mayor of St Seurin
Philippe Canet
as Charles Gouhot
Emmanuel Suarez
as Mocking young horseman
Pascal Judelewicz
as François Wolf, Pierre's associate
Jean-Gabriel Nordmann
as CEO of Luze
Xavier Alcan
as Marketing director
Virginie Couperie
as Gail Greenough
Frédéric Cottier
as Joseph Orlando
Pablo Beugnet
as Julien, little boy
Sophie Malakian
as Veterinarian Germany
Emmanuelle Fourault
as Maternity nurse
Arnaud Maillard
as Man in Lille
Gregory Hlady
as Competition announcer
Kamel Boudra
as Competition announcer
Ludi Boeken
as Competition announcer
William Albors
as Competition announcer
Marc Schapira
as Competition announcer
Leonardo Fuica
as Competition announcer
Alejandro Morán
as Competition announcer
Kester Lovelace
as Competition announcer
Cédric Zimmerlin
as Journalist at press conference
Alexandre Guilbaud
as Journalist at press conference
Jean Rieffel
as Journalist at press conference
Arno Feffer
as Journalist at press conference
Vanessa Montserrat
as Visitor
Jean Rochefort
as Self (uncredited)