Netflix: Guillaume Canet’s most impressive role is still days away

Guillaume Canet is undoubtedly one of the most popular French actors. Among his most notable roles, that of Pierre Jargio in Edouard Bergeon’s Au nom de la terre tops his list. This social drama is directly inspired by the story of Christian Bergeon, the director’s father, a farmer who committed suicide due to problems with depression.

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The feature film, which claims its share of fiction, portrays a farmer, a debt-ridden farmer who sinks into a spiral. In the name of the earth, it lifts the curtain on the main issue, the failure of the agricultural world. “Today, a farmer commits suicide in France every three days“, says the box at the end of the film.

After the documentary Les Fils de la Terre, Guillaume Canet became enamored with Edouard Bergeon’s project and intended to pay homage to a subject that particularly concerns him. With the investment, the actor learned how to operate farm machinery and transformed himself to resemble the man who inspired his role. He lost a few pounds and shaved his head to create a bald head.

“I wanted to be as much like him as possible, e.gGuillaume Canet points out. Edward entrusted me with videos where we see how his father speaks, I watched a lot, trying to catch his intonations.” The success of the film corresponds to the relevance of the topic. In the name of the earth attracts more than 2 million viewers to cinemas and is often the subject of screenings, followed by debates.

The feature film leaves the Netflix platform on April 30th and is worth a watch for those who haven’t seen it yet.