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Movie poster: Allez, Eddy (2012)
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Allez, Eddy

2012 · 100 min Comedy Drama Family
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

When the village’s first supermarket opens its doors in 1975, Freddy’s isolated life is turned upside down. To celebrate its opening, the supermarket organises a bicycle race of which the winner will get to meet Eddy Merckx. Freddy’s father, a fervent opponent of the supermarket, wants nothing to do with the race. Freddy enters secretly.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2012
Country Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Genre Comedy, Drama, Family
Director Gert Embrechts
Runtime 100 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (12 votes)

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The film constructs a gentle conflict between tradition and progress, using the arrival of a supermarket as a catalyst. It explores a boy's quiet rebellion not as defiance, but as a necessary step toward selfhood, relying on subtle performances to carry its emotional weight.

What lingers after the final frame is the poignant balance between a child's dream and a parent's fear of change. A tender, small-scale drama about the races we run within our own families. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Gert Embrechts

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Perfect for a quiet weekend viewing, best enjoyed with a sense of nostalgia.

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