Bastion 36: the sequel to Olivier Marchal’s cult film reveals its plot and casting

Bastion 36: the sequel to Olivier Marchal’s cult film reveals its plot and casting



Following 36 Quai des Goldsmiths push forward

Olivier Marchal and Netflix, it’s a business that’s booming. After Bronx and its free extension with the series Peace Massilia, the actor and director is successful on the streaming platform. Here’s how soon we will be able to discover his new film on Netflix, which will certainly be talked about: Fortress 36.

36 Quai des Goldsmiths
36 quai des Orfèvres ©Gaumont

Expected 2025, Fortress 36 will follow indirectly 36 Quai des Goldsmiths, released in 2004 and Olivier Marchal’s greatest success, brought by an extravagant cast composed in particular of Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu and André Dussollier. Distinguished from 8 nominations for the 2005 César Awards, 36 Quai des Goldsmiths recounted the “police war” waged by two men, the BRB boss on one side, the BIS boss on the other, both competing to become the new boss of “36”. First, Fortress 36 We need to update the same principle, that of a – violent – conflict between different police services.

Yvan Attal and Tewfik Jallab in the casting

Filming is currently underway, the first names are officially linked to the cast of the film Fortress 36. Second Expirationthis new crime film will be brought forward by Victor Belmondo, Tewfik Jallab, Yvan Attal, Juliette Dol and Soufiane Guerrab.

Olivier Marchal then remembers Tewfik Jallab, protagonist of his series Peace Massilia. Juliette Dol also already knows Olivier Marchal’s style, as she was part of the cast of his miniseries Section Zerobroadcast in 2016. Soufiane Guerrab participated in the fourth season of Braquo, also released in 2016 and the last season of the series created in 2009 by Olivier Marchal. For Victor Belmondo and Yvan Attal, however, it is the first time in the world of the former policeman who has become a specialist in the detective genre.

It also seems, through casting announcements for extras but without this being confirmed, that Sofiane Zermani, recently seen in The wages of fearwould be in the casting of Fortress 36.

A synopsis revealed

In addition to the casting, we now also know the story Fortress 36which is adapted from the novel Requiem of the policemen by Michel Tourscher. The plot takes place in Paris, where BIS official expert Antoine Cerda is transferred to the BRB after a sanction by the IGPN. In doing so, he distances himself from his former unit and his former colleagues, led by Sami Belkaïm.

When two BIS policemen are killed in less than 24 hours and a third mysteriously disappears, Antoine Cerda launches into his own investigation, which will reveal an intense rivalry between the BIS and the BRB and lead it into a terrible spiral.

Source: Cine Serie

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