Belgium,
2021, 90 min
Directed by:
Lieven Van BaelenScreenplay:
Lieven Van BaelenCinematography:
Glynn SpeeckaertCast:
Veerle Baetens, Matteo Simoni, Valentijn Braeckman, Tibo Vandenborre, Stilian Keli, Stefaan DegandPlots(1)
Realistic road bike racing frames Lieven van Baelen’s debut. Talented rider Nicky (Matteo Simoni) must reassess his life after fate intervenes. He turns his attention to his talented nephew Charlie, whose father, Nicky’s brother, has previously died while racing. (Days of European Film)
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Rookie is a drama about the impossibility of fulfilling one’s own dreams and the desire to realize them at least through someone else. The film has functional relationships between the characters, but it is unoriginal and lacks a resolution of the dramatic arc. And despite the momentary drive it gets from the impressively filmed motorcycle races, it is formalistically dull.
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