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Les Sportifs

The Finishers

Nils Tavernier
2014 France, Belgium

Julien, 17, is wheelchair-bound due to cerebral palsy. Despite their love for him, his family is struggling with the strain of dealing with his disability. In a bid to bond with his father, Julien challenges him to participate with him in the Ironman race in Nice, a triathlon in which his father previously competed.

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French movie from 2007: Water Lilies

Water Lilies

Céline Sciamma
2007 France

Water Lilies
(Naissance des pieuvres)

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  • France • 2007
  • Director Céline Sciamma
  • Cast Pauline Acquart, Adèle Haenel, Louise Blachère, Warren Jacquin, Christel Baras, Marie Gili-Pierre
  • Genre Drama, Romance
  • Available on Criterion

et during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team?

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