Benoit Portolano
Gilles United

Gilles United

Premieres

Grégoire LUDIG

France

Feature First feature 2026French approved for all audiences 93 mn Festival de Arras, festival de Saint Jean de Luz

Gilles Le Diben, a driving instructor and soccer fan, has always dreamed of a professional career in England, just like Cantona. But he finds himself supervising hill starts on the roads of Brittany. His passion exasperates his daughter, who avoids him, and his wife—the driving school’s director—who is forced to fire him before leaving him. But Gilles isn’t about to let that get him down. To win back the love of his family and shine in their eyes once again, he decides to start from scratch… and finally become the great soccer player he’s always dreamed of being. At 41. Soon to be 42.

Release date in France : January 13, 2026

National release : January 13, 2027

Direction Grégoire LUDIG
Cast Grégoire LUDIG, Nina MEURISSE, Benjamin TRANIÉ, Bernard CAMPAN, Barbara BOLOTNER, Rose LUGUÉ, Mhamed AREZKI and Sarah SUCO
Screenplay Grégoire LUDIG
Cinematographer Sébastien CROS
Editor Maël LENOIR
Music Charles LUDIG
Sound Gilles VIVIER-BOURDIER, Antoine BAUDOIN and François Joseph HORS
Production
NOLITA
Blagbuster Production
Distributor Apollo Films

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