Filming anecdotes, notes of intent, information for moviegoers: Every week, discover behind the scenes of movie releases.
Michael Bay Ambulance
With Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Matin II, Eiza Gonzalez …
Რ About? Will Sharp, a decorated veteran, forces the only unreliable man, his foster brother, Danny, to find money to pay for his wife’s medical bills. The latter, a charismatic long-term criminal, offers a blow instead of giving money …
ᲘDid you know? Ambulance is a remake of the Danish film of the same name, directed by Lorit Munk-Petersen and released in 2005. When the project came out in 2015, there was talk that it was directed by Philip Noyce (Salt), followed by Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, to whom we owe the big bad wolves. Everything did not finally develop until Michael Bay revived the project by the end of 2020.
The Time of Secrets by Christophe Baratier
With Leo Champion, Guillaume de Tonkedeck, Melanie Dute …
Რ About? Marcel, July 1905. Young Marcel Paniol has just completed his primary education. In three months he will enter “high school”. Three months … eternity when you are at this age. Because it’s time to relax, real, great!
ᲘDid you know? After 32 years of My Father’s Glory and My Mother’s Castle, directed by Yves Robert and produced by Claude Berry, Marcel Pannoli’s childhood memories have finally been adapted into cinema. Christophe Baratier (The Choristers, The War of Buttons) captured the third part, The Time of Secrets, which was shown during a preview at the Alpe d’Huez, in a special session.
Louis-Julien Pete Brigade
With Audrey Lemmy, François Closet, Chantal Neuwirth …
Რ About? Katie has dreamed of running her own restaurant since childhood. But at the age of forty nothing went as planned and he was forced to agree to work as a canteen in a young migrant home. His dream still seems to go away … or not?
ᲘDid you know? After shooting Invisibles (2019), his previous social comedy, Louis-Julien Pete, was very interested in all forms of integration in France. At the same time, his producer Lisa Bengui introduced him to Sophie Bensadun, a screenwriter and documentary filmmaker who had the idea to write a fictional film on the theme of the integration of foreign minors through cooking.
Sylvie Odkor’s mother
With Karin Viard, Darren Muselle, Samir Geesm …
Რ About? Alin never managed to mourn his son, who died in a quarrel at the age of 17. When he accidentally crosses over his attacker who has been released from prison, he decides to make a plan for revenge. As crucial as it is, Alin begins to raise suspicions when she meets a young man.
ᲘDid you know? Experienced screenwriter, Sylvie Odkor makes her first feature film, Une mère, after two short films (Séparation and Paris – Pantin). The starting point of the film arose from a question that has long plagued the filmmaker: How do we forgive? He explains: “From there I said to myself: What is the worst that can happen to us? And therefore the hardest to forgive? If someone kills our child.”
Our wounded brothers from Helie Cistern
With Vincent Lacoste, Vicky Cripps, Jules Langley …
Რ About? In 1954, Helen and Fernand fell in love. With him he travels to Algeria, discovering its beauty and the affection that Fernand has for his country. Before Algeria and France fall apart, their lives turn upside down. A true story about a couple fighting for freedom.
ᲘDid you know? Adapted from Our Wounded Brothers from a novel of the same name by Joseph Andras, published by Acte Sud in May 2016, and winner of the Goncourt Prize for his first novel. It was Helle Cistern’s companion, Katel Quillever, who told him about the book.
The Tropics of Violence by Manuel Shapira
Jill-Allen Ngalamu with Hippocrates, Celine Salet, Dali Bensalah …
Რ About? Mayotte, the forgotten territory of the Republic. When his mother dies, the young Moses joins the palaces inhabited by miners, who are left entirely on their own minds. There he meets Bruce, a tyrannical and unpredictable clan leader. The fate of Moses on this fiery island is changing.
ᲘDid you know? The Tropics of Violence is adapted from a novel of the same name written by Natacha Apana. It was Dolphin de Wigan, with whom Manuel Shapira wrote the screenplay, who introduced the book to the director. The latter, who is signing his first feature film for the occasion, entrusts: “This very intense novel, beautiful and heavy, takes place in Mayotte, the poorest French department in France, of which we have never heard.
Bruno Ridal, Confession of a Murderer by Vincent Le Port
With Dimitri Dorés, Jean-Luc Vincent, Roman Wilde …
Რ About? September 1, 1905. A 17-year-old seminarian has been arrested for the murder of a 12-year-old child. To understand his gesture, doctors ask him to recount his life from childhood to the day of the crime.
ᲘDid you know? The film is inspired by the news of Cantal in 1905. Young and slender 17-year-old seminarian Bruno Reidal beheaded a 13-year-old. The body was found outside a small village. Le Grand Jour du Lièvre by Dace Riduze, Maris Brinkmanis from Studios AB’s 4 animated puppet films.
Compatible with Patrick Attalis, Thibaut Miche
With Samir Harag, Hicham Harag, Agnes Godet …
Რ About? Deborah and Rashid both grew up on the outskirts of Lyon, where everyone knows each other. Their respective religions and cultures aggravate them and forbid their initial love.
The Shadow of Lies by Bowle Lanners
Starring Michelle Farley, Bullie Lancers, Andrew Stell …
Რ About? Phil emigrated to a small Presbyterian community on the Isle of Lewis, north of Scotland. One night he suffers a stroke, causing memory loss. Returning to the island, he finds Miles, a woman from the community who cares for him.
ᲘDid you know? Lewis Island itself is a character in the film. A special place compared to the rest of Scotland where, given the distance from the rest of the country, the Gel culture remains very strong and tourism is underdeveloped.
Feather by Omar El Zohair
With Demiana Nasar, Sam Basun, Fadi Mina Fawzi …
Რ About? A passive mother, devoted in spirit and body to her husband and children. A simple magic trick is mistaken for the birthday of her four-year-old son and the family falls into an avalanche of absurd and incredible disasters.
ᲘDid you know? The film was presented at International Critics’ Week at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Source: allocine
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