Deeply impressed by the various facts about firefighters who were victims of serious accidents, director Frederic Tellier began writing Save or Perish with his co-screenwriter David Oelhoffen.
Together, they represent the life of Parisian firefighter Frank, played out in his professional and personal life, before he intervenes at a fire where he sacrifices himself to save his people. When he wakes up in the burn center, he realizes that his face is on fire. He will have to learn to live again.
For the interpretation of this hero, the director focuses on Pierre Nini, who is known for investing in the preparation of his roles. The actor, who actually learned German and the violin for the film Frantz, this time immersed himself in the daily life of firefighters for four months to respond to Frédéric Tellier’s quest for truth.
In this way, the actor accompanied the firefighters in interventions to confront the situations they experience in the context of their profession. At the same time, Pierre Nin also worked with a sports trainer and nutritionist, which allowed him to gain almost 9 kilos of muscle for the first part of the film. The challenge then was to lose them very quickly to represent the effects of the crash.
A physical performance devoid of emotion that seduced over a million viewers when the film was released in 2018. on AlloCiné, save or perish Has a solid viewer rating average of 4.1/5.
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