Lads & Jockeys

Name: Lads & Jockeys
Genre: Sport, Documentary
Released: December 2, 2011
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 58

2011

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Music Box Films | Release Date: December 2, 2011 | Not Rated

Summary: In a small village near Paris, 14-year-old boys and girls enter the training center for future lads and jockeys. For these young pupils, the transition between the family environment and this new world is brutal. Though sharing the world of teenagers – flirting, cell phones and PlayStation – they enter a world where the comfort of theIn a small village near Paris, 14-year-old boys and girls enter the training center for future lads and jockeys. For these young pupils, the transition between the family environment and this new world is brutal. Though sharing the world of teenagers – flirting, cell phones and PlayStation – they enter a world where the comfort of the horses comes before that of the human. This documentary film tells the story of Steve, Florian and Flavien during their first year of apprenticeship. It leads to Flavien’s first race, which officially puts him in the restricted world of jockeys. (Music Box Films)… Expand

Director: Benjamin Marquet

Genre(s): Sport, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Michelle Orange

Nov 29, 2011

Director Benjamin Marquet mingles black-and-white footage of students past with that of his current focus - three 14-year-olds in their first year of a jockey apprenticeship - to build a sense of specificity and continuum into a timeless passage. Read full review

John Anderson

Nov 30, 2011

A must for the equine-inclined, and a candid look at fearful ambition. Read full review

Alison Willmore

Dec 1, 2011

By giving the boys onscreen room to be goofy and immature, Marquet makes the film something warmer than a formal study in discipline and being made to grow up before their time. Read full review

Kalvin Henely

Dec 3, 2011

Half-formed expressions of disappointment, hope, struggle, confusion, and boyish playfulness on faces otherwise marked by youth's inexperience, and a self-consciousness brought on by the curiosity of being filmed, constitute the most memorable moments of Lads & Jockeys, a documentary on 14-year-old aspiring jockeys in France. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Dec 1, 2011

Lads & Jockeys conveys first-race terrors and last-place humiliation with indulgent thoroughness. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Dec 1, 2011

Racing enthusiasts will appreciate historical footage, while a thread about a new student overwhelmed by his responsibilities has promise. But after a decent start, Marquet stumbles, never making it across the finish line. Read full review

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