Benoit Portolano
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 |