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title: 'Racer and the Jailbird (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michaël R. Roskam'
released: '2017-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/racer-and-the-jailbird-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2586120/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Racer and the Jailbird (2017)

2017 · R · 130 min · Drama, Crime · France, Belgium


## Synopsis

Racer and the Jailbird is a 2017 romantic crime drama film co-written and directed by Michaël R. Roskam. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts and Adèle Exarchopoulos as a gangster and a race car driver who fall in love, but come into conflict with a brutal crime gang in Brussels. It was selected to be screened out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in 2017.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michaël R. Roskam](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-r-roskam)
- **Screenplay:** [Michaël R. Roskam](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-r-roskam), [Thomas Bidegain](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-bidegain), [Noé Debré](https://cinepixo.com/people/noe-debre)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Raf Keunen](https://cinepixo.com/people/raf-keunen)
- **Producer:** [Pierre-Ange Le Pogam](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-ange-le-pogam), [Bart Van Langendonck](https://cinepixo.com/people/bart-van-langendonck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Nicolas Karakatsanis](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-karakatsanis)
- **Editor:** [Alain Dessauvage](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-dessauvage)

## Cast

- [Adèle Exarchopoulos](https://cinepixo.com/people/adele-exarchopoulos)
- [Matthias Schoenaerts](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthias-schoenaerts)
- [Stefaan Degand](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefaan-degand)
- [Sam Louwyck](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-louwyck)
- [Jean-Benoît Ugeux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-benoit-ugeux)

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Official site: https://www.racerandthejailbirdmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/racer-and-the-jailbird-2017
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