Rodeo (2022 French film)

Rodeo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lola Quivoron
Written by	Lola Quivoron Antonia Buresi
Produced by	Charles Gillibert
Starring	Julie Ledru Yanis Lafki Antonia Buresi Louis Sotton Rukkmini Ghosh Junior Correia Ahmed Hamdi Dave Nsaman Mustapha Dianka Mohamed Bettahar Chris Makodi Cody Schroeder Sébastien Schroeder
Cinematography	Raphaël Vandenbussche
Edited by	Rafael Torres Calderón
Music by	Kelman Duran
Production company	CG Cinéma
Distributed by	Les Films du Losange Music Box Films (United States)
Release dates	19 May 2022 (2022-05-19) (Cannes) 7 September 2022 (2022-09-07) (France)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$151,785[1]

Rodeo (French: Rodéo) is a 2022 French drama film written and directed by Lola Quivoron.^[2] The film stars Julie Ledru as Julia, a young woman living in social housing who has a poor relationship with her mother; passionate about the sport of motocross, she tries to gain the opportunity to participate in the sport by posing as a buyer on shopping websites so that she can take bikes out for test rides. As she becomes drawn deeper into the urban motocross scene, however, she begins to participate in a motorcycle theft ring.^[3]

The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard program of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Coup de Coeur prize^[4] and was shortlisted for the Queer Palm.^[5]

The film won the Golden Puffin Award at the 2022 Reykjavík International Film Festival.^[6] At the Seville European Film Festival, the film won the Cinephiles of the Future award and Ledru was cowinner with Zar Amir Ebrahimi of the award for Best Actress.^[7] The film won the Audience Award for the Altered States program at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival.^[8]

Rodeo was released theatrically in France on 7 September 2022 by Les Films du Losange.^[9][10] It is set to be released in select theatres in the United States on 17 March 2023 by Music Box Films.^[11]

References

1. "Rodeo (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
2. Wise, Damon (19 May 2022). "Cannes Review: Lola Quivoron's 'Rodeo'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
3. Linden, Sheri (25 May 2022). "'Rodeo': Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
4. Lodge, Guy (27 May 2022). "French Film 'The Worst Ones' and Vicky Krieps Win Big in Cannes Un Certain Regard Awards". Variety. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
5. "Cannes 2022 : les films en lice pour la Queer Palm" (in French). Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
6. Dalton, Ben (10 October 2022). "Lola Quivoron's 'Rodeo' wins Golden Puffin at Reykjavik Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
7. Mayorga, Emilio (13 November 2022). "Alice Diop's French Oscar submission 'Saint Omer' tops 19th Seville European Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
8. Babiera, Angelica (19 October 2022). "VIFF announces nine audience award winners". Playback. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
9. "«Mes propos ont été caricaturés» : pour Lola Quivoron, son film Rodéo ne traite pas de bavure policière". Le Figaro (in French). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
10. "Rodeo" (in French). Les Films du Losange. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
11. Bergeson, Samantha (15 February 2023). "'Rodeo' Trailer: Lola Quivoron's Cannes Favorite Revs Its Engine in Motorbike Ring Drama". IndieWire. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

External links

• Rodeo at IMDb