The Boat Race
2009, French. Directed by Bernard Bellefroid.
Alex, 15, lives alone with his dad, enduring relentless physical violence, rebelling against everyone. To escape from this daily life, Alex rows on the Meuse river, and has only one obsession: to win the Belgian Singles Championships at any cost. Sergi, his coach, and Muriel, the young girl he's in love with, will enable Alex to rediscover the human values he has lost. A long and tough learning curve...
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 8 October 2009
- Original title
- La Régate
- Country
- France, Belgium, Luxembourg
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The Boat Race runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Boat Race isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 October 2009. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Boat Race?
The Boat Race (2009) was directed by Bernard Bellefroid and stars Joffrey Verbruggen, Thierry Hancisse, Sergi López.