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Produced by Bart Van Langendonck
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam Screenplay by Thomas Bidegain
Noé Debré
Michaël R. Roskam Starring Matthias Schoenaerts
Adèle Exarchopoulos Production
company Savage Film
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Wallimage Cast Matthias Schoenaerts, Adèle Exarchopoulos Similar Bullhead, The Drop, The Tiger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Racer and the Jailbird (French: Le Fidèle) is an upcoming Belgian drama film directed by Michaël R. Roskam, starring Matthias Schoenaerts and Adèle Exarchopoulos. The film is about a love story between a gangster and a racing car driver set against the background of a brutal crime gang in Brussels.
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Production
On 16 May 2012, Screen Daily reported that Savage Film would produce director's Michael R. Roskam's new film, then titled “Faithful,” described as a film noir set against the background of the brutal crime gangs in Brussels in the late 1980s.
On 18 December 2012, Variety reported that Matthias Schoenaerts would reteam with Bullhead director Michael R. Roskam in the film, and it would be produced by Bart Van Langendonck at Brussels-based Savage Film and was set to start shooting in 2014. On 21 December 2013, Variety announced that Thomas Bidegain would write the screenplay alongside Michael R. Roskam. On 12 September 2015, Adèle Exarchopoulos joined the cast and the film was described as a "noirish romance thriller set against the backdrop of crime gangs in Brussels", and shooting was scheduled to start in 2016.
Principal photography began in Brussels in 25 April 2016 and was completed on 15 July 2016. The title has changed from "The Faithful" to "The Racer and the Jailbird" in May 2016.
Release
Wild Bunch handles international sales and Pathé will distribute the film in France. Neon has pre-bought North American rights to the film at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2017. Neon is planning a theatrical release, but a premiere date has yet to be picked.