Jockey

Dec 29, 2021

1h 34m

★ 5.8

Overview

An aging jockey is determined to win one last championship, but his dream is complicated when a young rookie shows up claiming to be his son.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Marfa Peach Company

Contrast Films

Jockey Trailers

Cast

Jackson Silva

Clifton Collins Jr.

Gabriel Boullait

Moisés Arias

Ruth Wilkes

Molly Parker

Leo Brock

Logan Cormier

Ronnie Langford

Vincent Francia

Benny Hernandez IV

Danny Garcia

Marlon St. Julien

Jockey

Ryan Barber

Jockey

Martin Bourdieu

Jockey

Akio Kato

Jockey

Richard Lull

Jockey

Scott Stevens

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