Allez, Eddy!

Mar 28 2012 N/A 1h 40m
Comedy, Drama, Sport

When the village’s first supermarket opens its doors in 1975, Freddy’s isolated life is turned upside down. To celebrate its opening, the supermarket organises a bicycle race of which the winner will get to meet Eddy Merckx. Freddy’s father, a fervent opponent of the supermarket, wants nothing to do with the race. Freddy enters secretly.

Plot

The eleven year old cycling talent Freddy is the son of a butcher in an idyllic village in no man's land. His isolated life is turned upside down completely in 1975 when the first supermarket in the village opens its doors. To mark the opening the supermarket organizes a cycling race and the winner of that match will meet Eddy Merckx. Freddy's father is a fervent opponent of the supermarket and the competition, but Freddy subscribes behind his back. By participating in the race a new world opens, not only for Freddy, but also for all those around him.

Written by

Gert Embrechts

Directed by

Gert Embrechts

Cast

Jelte Blommaert, Peter Van den Begin, Barbara Sarafian

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium

Production Companies

Eén, Delux Productions, Ciné Cri De Coeur, Anchorage Entertainment, BosBros

Languages

Français, Nederlands

Awards

4 wins & 9 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
889
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA