Just over a year after the Three Musketeers diptych, director Martin Bourbulon returns with 13 Days, 13 Nights.
Adapted from the autobiographical novel by Sardal Mohammad Bida.13 days, 13 nights in the hell of KabulThe story takes place in Kabul on August 15, 2021. As American troops prepare to withdraw, the Taliban storm the capital and seize power. Amid the chaos, Commander Mohamed Bida and his men secure the French Embassy. which is still open, Commander Bida decides to negotiate with the Taliban for a last chance, with the help of a Franco-Afghan translator, then begins a race against time to get the evacuees to the airport. Kabul hell before it’s too late.
Written by Martin Bourboulon and Alexandre Smia (screenwriter Bureau des Légendes) and produced by Dimitri Rassam and Ardavan Safai, who are already working on The Three Musketeers. 13 days, 13 nights Starring Roshdi Zem as the commander, Lina Khudri – who rejoins the director after starring in Constance D’Artagnan et Milady – Sidse Babett Knudsen and Christophe Montez of the Comédie-Française.
Filming has just begun in and around Casablanca, Morocco, and will wrap up on August 2.
A jack-of-all-trades director
In the press release accompanying the announcement about filming, the director said: “13 Days 13 Nights” is a fascinating account of one of the most incredible exfiltration operations ever organized by France. For this role, she has been associated with the project since the beginning of the writing, and I am also very happy to work with the talented Sidse Babbet Knudsen and find this interesting and more modern project of Lina Khudri to continue to explore different genres from one film to another.”
A true jack of all trades, Martin Bourboulon Actually trying all genres: comedy with papa or mamaan and its sequel, historical biopic with Eiffel, thriller with three musketeers and now action movie.
A challenge to Roshdi Zem
in turn Roshdi Zem, this is not his first action film, he will also star in Florent Emilio Sire’s Elyas from July 3rd. The actor, winner of the César for Best Actor Roubaix for his role in Une Lumière, explains in a press release that the script of 13 Days, 13 Nights immediately appealed to him.
“This film is one of the most exciting challenges I’ve been asked to take on in the first place, this is a real-life character whose destiny crosses history with a capital H. No one was left indifferent, and then there is a story within history that interests us and that tells us how, at the center of the drama of recent history, some people will only listen to their courage to save the greatest, with the feeling that they did only what seemed right to them, because they They have nothing left: humanity.
producer Dimitri Rasami In turn, he adds: “When I read the book that Ardavan gave me, I was deeply moved by the journey of Mohammad Bida. Apart from the extraordinary nature of the events in Kabul and the heroism of this incredible exfiltration, it is the greatest merit of this true story. We wanted to support this film.”
13 Days, 13 Nights will be distributed by Pathé, with a release date yet to be announced.
Source: Allocine
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