BE - The boat race

Alex, 15, lives alone with his dad, enduring relentless physical violence, rebelling against everyone. To escape from this daily life, Alex rows on the Meuse river, and has only one obsession: to win the Belgian Championship at any cost. Sergi, his coach, and Muriel, the young girl he's in love with, will enable Alex to rediscover the human values he has lost. A long and tough learning curve...

NG RATING: N/A; COUNTRY: Belgium; TITLE: The Boat Race (Original title: “La régate”); GENRE: Drama; DIRECTOR: Bernard Bellefroid; PRODUCERS: Patrick Quinet and Claude Waringo; DURATION: 100 min; LOCATION: Abuja and Lagos ; STARRING: Joffrey Verbruggen, Thierry Hancisse, Sergi López; RELEASE DATE: 2009

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Escg7EzgPQ