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Rodeo
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Two people with long hair ride a motorbike fast. The passenger has their arms spread out
Rodeo, dir. Lola Quivoron, France 2022, 106 min., French with English subtitles, 15

Julia lives on a social housing estate with her mother and brother. Relations at home are fraught and Julie’s only escape is urban dirtbiking, but coming from an underprivileged household she hasn’t the money to own her own. So, she steals them, and she’s pretty good at it. It’s while on one of these stolen bikes that she encounters the B-More gang, a group who revels in the world of urban rodeos, a subculture of motorbike fanatics whose activities reach far beyond the stunts they revel in. As she becomes more embroiled in the gang’s underhand dealings, Julia reveals plans for a heist that could net them a small fortune but carries with it no small amount of danger.

Lola Quivoron’s feature directorial debut is a rites-of-passage drama that launches itself into the crime genre at full throttle, packed with incredible bike stunts by stunt coordinator Mathieu Lardot (Spectre, Mission Impossible: Fallout). It’s a fascinating character study of Julia, an outsider desperately looking to belong. A biker discovered by the filmmaker on Instagram, Ledru is a compelling presence, displaying a quiet intensity that’s all the more impressive for this being her first screen appearance, Ledru imbues Julia with a delicate balance of independence and neediness, whose reserve masks an inner rage.
 
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