Ethan, 20, becomes an apprentice jockey in a racing stable. He discovers a talent, a passion, and begins to dream of a better future. But among the jockeys, places are hard to come by and competition is fierce. Out of a hundred lads, only one will go pro. If he wants to stand out from the crowd, Ethan is going to have to take some risks...
Acting
Luraschi's physical transformation — body as battlefield.
Direction
Menanteau's unflinching stable realism, no glamour shots.
Director
Julien Menanteau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
French racing apprenticeship ('les lad-jockeys') is brutal unpaid labor — this pulls from documented exploitation scandals.
Marco Luraschi trained with actual apprentices for months; that fall in act three was his first real race.
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