Lads & Jockeys

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Lads & Jockeys

2008

1h 30m

Documentary

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9 Reviews

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A filmmaker chronicles three teenagers' efforts to complete a grueling training regimen and land jobs as professional jockeys.

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Kalvin Henely

Slant Magazine

12/03/2011

2.5/4

Director Benjamin Marquet makes his documentary as much about his, and his archival, images as the sentiments audiences bring to them.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

12/01/2011

3/5

"Lads & Jockeys" conveys first-race terrors and last-place humiliation with indulgent thoroughness.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

12/01/2011

2/5

After a decent start, Marquet stumbles, never making it across the finish line.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

12/13/2011

C+

If you ever wondered how jockeys are trained, then this might be the film you were looking for.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

12/01/2011

7.0/10

Sans sufficient insight, it feels incomplete and a tad underwhelming, but quite heartfelt and mildly engaging nonetheless.

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David Noh

Film Journal International

12/01/2011

Affecting but frustratingly terse documentary about horses and the boys who ride them.

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Synopsis

A filmmaker chronicles three teenagers' efforts to complete a grueling training regimen and land jobs as professional jockeys.

Director: Benjamin Marquet
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 29, 2012
Runtime: 1h 30m

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