‘I Accomplished My Mission’: Frank Gastambide’s Good Deed on the Set of Salary of Fear

“I have to be careful because I cry very quickly when I talk about itKnown as an actor and director, Frank Gastambide used to be a cinema dog trainer. This is one of the reasons why the actor maintains a very precious bond with animals. And this attachment made him rescue several abandoned dogs. Making Action Movie The Wages of Fear – Currently on Netflix.

wild mission

“In some parts of Morocco, there are problems with the breeding of wild dogshe explained to AlloCiné. Every day, I collected the leftovers from the canteen on set and went to storageAll this with the help of his partner, Ana Girardo.

Two actors with a mission took to the streets every day to help a family of stray dogs. “Very quickly I said to myself: “There is a place where the filming will stop. What to do with all the dogs?“”With the help of his social networks, Frank Gastambid Finds solutions: Contact associations to get them.

Among the little pack, the two film stars had a pet: a dog with a broken leg named Gladiator – alongside them in Morocco filming the sequel to Ridley Scott’s cult film. “He had no chance to survive, but we saved him, he was adopted, the actor is happy. Today it is working very well.”

The good side of social networks

For other dogs, some were returned to France, others were cared for by associations and adopted in Morocco. But as they were preparing to leave the country after filming, Frank Gastambide and Anna Girardo learned that the puppies had been abandoned by a garbage can. “The people said to themselves, “There is a Frenchman who takes care of the dogs, we will put them in a box.” And they were dehydrated in direct sunlight.”

Thanks to the power of her online community, the actress also found a home for these new dogs. “Sometimes Frank sends me photos to give updates– Ana smiles at Girardo from the side. The actor concludes:This will be one of my great memories from this shoot..”

Commentaries collected by Thomas Desroches, Paris, March 27, 2024.

The Wages of Fear is available on Netflix.