The Place Beyond the Pines

A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his ex and their newborn, a decision that sets him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective.

The Place Beyond the Pines
United States 2012
  • Czech
140 min.
12+
  • This film is available until 31. 12. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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A mysterious and mythical motorcycle racer, Luke, (Ryan Gosling) drives out of a traveling carnival globe of death and whizzes through the backstreets of Schenectady, New York, desperately trying to connect with a former lover, Romina, (Eva Mendes) who recently and secretly gave birth to the stunt rider's son. In an attempt to provide for his new family, Luke quits the carnival life and commits a series of bank robberies aided by his superior riding ability. The stakes rise as Luke is put on a collision course with an ambitious police officer, Avery Cross, (Bradley Cooper) looking to quickly move up the ranks in a police department riddled with corruption. The sweeping drama unfolds over fifteen years as the sins of the past haunt the present days lives of two high school boys wrestling with the legacy they've inherited. The only refuge is found in the place beyond the pines.

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Credits
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Screenplay: Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, Darius Marder
Cinematography: Sean Bobbitt
Music: Mike Patton
Sound: Dan Flosdorf, Tony Volante
Editing: Jim Helton, Ron Patane
Production Design: Inbal Weinberg
Producer: Lynette Howell, Sidney Kimmel, Alex Orlovsky, Jamie Patricof
Co-production: Carrie Fix
Costumes: Erin Benach
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Craig Van Hook, Olga Merediz, Angelo Anthony Pizza, Mahershala Ali, John Facci, Ben Mendelsohn, Tula, Penny
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  • This film is available until 31. 12. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.