2013 · drama
The Finishers
Directed by Nils Tavernier1h 34m2013
Julien, 17, is wheelchair-bound due to cerebral palsy. Despite their love for him, his family is gradually falling apart under 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 (French Riviera), a triathlon in which his father has previously competed.
Our read: The Finishers (2013) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, gentle drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- warm
- brisk
- gentle
- redemptive
- tender
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