Racing hearts

Racing hearts

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Release Date

9/30/2026

Runtime

80 mins

Overview

Roger Rey raced alongside the great names of Formula 1. At eighty-four, his wife Marylou asks him to return to racing in honour of their late son. After a series of chaotic beginnings, Roger rediscovers the thrill of adrenaline when, without warning, Marylou is hospitalized and passes away. On her deathbed, she makes him promise to take part in a major European hill climb in her honour. At nearly ninety years old, Roger has nothing left to lose and sets out to challenge age, fear, and death.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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An intimate portrait of an aging former racing driver confronting loss and mortality through one final, audacious act of love. The film captures both the tenderness of a long marriage and the raw exhilaration of refusing to go quietly.

Mood

DefiantBittersweetWistfulExhilarating

Themes

GriefLoveRedemptionMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

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