The first trailer of The Racer movie has emerged, the cycling film set against the backdrop of the 1998 Tour de France start in Ireland and much of it filmed in counties Dublin and Wicklow.
The Racer is a fictitious human interest story; centred on one last Tour ride by an ageing domestique – Belgian pro Dom Chabol.
He’s been a leading domestique and while he’s now
facing into the dying of the light he secretly harbours a desire for one last
fleeting shot at the big time; a day in the Tour’s yellow jersey.
But while The Racer tells the story of a fictitious
rider, it’s set against some of the key facts of the 1998 race; the Irish location,
for one.
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Chabol, who is in his mid 30s and staring into life
after cycling, is all set to ride the Tour until he’s unceremoniously dropped
by his team.
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However, when a doping scandal swallows up a team
mate unexpectedly on the eve of the Irish Grand Depart, Chabol is back in the
game.
He finds himself in Ireland, where he meets an Irish love interest. His story, and this journeyman’s place on the Tour, carries us through the rest of the film, which is due to release in the autumn.
The film is supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Screen Flanders, the BAI Sound & Vision Fund and RTE. Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD) will release the film in the Benelux territory.
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