The Little Queen

The Little Queen (2014)

La petite reine

Julie, star cyclist, is two races away from winning the World Cup. It is the culmination of years of effort. Julie loves the spotlight. Her entourage too. Encouraged by her coach and doctor, she has been doping since the age of 14. When her doctor denounces her, she manages to hush up the case, but the extent of the mess leads to abuse, lies, and treason. Caught in a gear that goes beyond her, will she succeed in finding a way out?

Date of release
2014-06-13
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (23)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama
Director
Alexis Durand-Brault

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Liège and Montreal

The Little Queen is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by Alexis Durand-Brault and released in 2014. Based on the true story of cyclist Geneviève Jeanson, whose career as a professional cyclist was derailed by a doping scandal, the film stars Laurence Leboeuf as Julie Arseneau, a cyclist who is caught doping just a few races short of the championship race, and Patrice Robitaille as her coach.

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