The Race (2002)
"Le raid" (original title)

Director:

Djamel Bensalah

Writers:

Djamel Bensalah, Gilles Laurent

Stars:

Josiane Balasko, Julien Courbey, Lorànt Deutsch

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Josiane Balasko	...	Madame Jo
Julien Courbey	...	Kader
Lorànt Deutsch	...	Tacchini
Didier Flamand	...	Lino
Hélène de Fougerolles	...	Léonore de Segonzac
Gérard Jugnot	...	Carlito
Atmen Kelif	...	Yaya (as Atmen Kélif)
Roschdy Zem	...	Sami
Maurice Barthélémy	...	Momo
Sacha Bourdo	...	Le laveur de pare-brises
Mouss Diouf	...	Capitaine ONU
Omar Sy	...	Sergent ONU
Pascal Elbé	...	Mathias Morin, le présentateur télé
Isaac Sharry	...	L'émir du Qatar
Bing Yin	...	Le Chinois

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

police | military | murder | gun | sex | 

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Taglines:

Devenez Raid.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

leraid-lefilm.com (French)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 March 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

The Race

Filming Locations:

Bayou Gauche, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

FRF 116,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,883,384 (France) (5 April 2002)

Gross:

$8,358,217 (Europe) (19 April 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont, Miroir Magique!, Josy Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Peculiar sequencing, silly fun

This is indeed not bad and provides silly, relaxing amusement if you don't expect much from it. You certainly don't have to think and the effects are fun rather than heavy-handed. The filmmakers have a strange idea of how to sequence their scenes sometimes -- they lose some of their continuity here -- mainly I guess because they're overly in love with dramatic shifts of locale and costume. Suddenly we are trekking through heavy snow; or running rapids and then falling over a huge waterfall in rubber rafts; or wrestling with crocodiles; or out in a desert surrounded by scrub-covered mountains; we're diving under water -- or is it just a swimming pool? How we get from point A to point B, or even where we are, are apparently not our concern. Also how to know where the main characters get all their gear since at one point they chuck most of it in the river. The hardihood of the cast has to be admired. They look to be doing a lot of their own stunts. For somebody learning French looking to add to their compendium of slang especially banlieue-style terms of abuse this is not to be missed and has something new in every scene.