After delivering the knockout “Bullhead,” writer/director Michael R. Roskam could do whatever he wanted, and we’d be there. So we followed him to “The Drop,” and were rewarded with an entire film with Tom Hardy and a puppy (it was pretty good too). Now, the filmmaker is reteaming with Matthias Schoenaerts for “The Racer And The Jailbird,” and we’re pretty much sold already.
Co-starring Adèle Exarchopoulos (“Blue Is The Warmest Color“), the movie tells the story of a gangster Gino and fearless racing driver who fall fast into love and, of course, danger. Here’s the synopsis:
Gigi Vanoirbeek (Schoenaerts) belongs to a notorious Brussels gang responsible for a string of expertly executed, high-net-worth robberies. Under the cover of his luxury automobile import-export business he meets Bibi Delhany (Adèle Exarchopoulos), a gorgeous and glamorous race-car driver with roots more respectable than his own. Despite their wildly different backgrounds, this unlikely pair falls for each other, fast and hard. Gigi manages to shield Bibi from his illicit activities and begins to wonder what another life might look like. But already deep into the planning of his next heist with his all-too-eager associates, and with law enforcement hot on their heels, will it be too late?
“The Racer And The Jailbird” will make its World Premiere in Venice, before hopping the pond and landing in Toronto.