Final Set (2021)

Name: Final Set
Director: Quentin Reynaud
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021-06-16
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Cast: Alex Lutz, Ana Girardot, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jürgen Briand

Drama

Director: Quentin Reynaud

Cast: Alex Lutz, Ana Girardot, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jürgen Briand

Runtime113 min

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Thomas was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped for. At 37, despite his declining physical fitness and shattered knee he decides to compete in the intense qualifying rounds of the French Open at Roland-Garros for one last attempt at glory. Although his wife Eve and mother Judith advise him to give up, Thomas obsessively pushes forward. He will have to fight his own demons and will ultimately face a determined young player who reminds him of his younger self.

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Directed by Quentin Reynaud, Final Set (2021) offers a gritty, compelling portrait of a former tennis prodigy, Thomas, as he makes a last-ditch effort at glory by competing in the French Open qualifying rounds at age 37. Anchored by strong performances from Alex Lutz and Kristin Scott Thomas, the film explores the internal struggles and physical decline of an athlete clinging to his past dreams, delivering a poignant drama that will resonate with fans of character-driven sports stories.

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Final Set is a 2020 French sports drama film written and directed by Quentin Reynaud. It stars Alex Lutz as an aging tennis player who competes in the qualifying rounds of the French Open for one last attempt at glory. The film premiered at the 2020 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival. It was later released in France on 16 June 2021.