

The Departure
A young Belgian car nut and hairdresser's apprentice attempts to get a Porsche by all means for his nearing debut race and meets a girl in the same time.
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6.6/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Language
- French
- car race
- car mechanic
- belgium
- porsche
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Belgium
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Release dates
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical6 Mar 1967
FranceFR
- Theatrical6 Dec 1967
- PhysicalDVD15 Jul 2012
- Digital / OTTVOD13 Nov 2017
- Theatrical (limited)Re-release21 Nov 2018
- Digital / OTT12Netflix15 Oct 2022
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1613 Oct 1967
PolandPL
- Theatrical161 Jan 1969
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The Departure was released on 6 March 1967.
Audience reviews
1- H7/10
hand2a
1/22/2025
A film that never stops to breathe, when perhaps it should. Lots of striking imagery. I especially loved all the various shots of cars, especially the half car. Léaud’s character is mental and he plays it very well. Also an amazing title sequence 3.5/5
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