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Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad ()

Une histoire de fou (original title)
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In the 80s, Aram, a young man from Marseille of Armenian origin, blows up the Turkish ambassador's car in Paris. Gilles Tessier, a young cyclist who was passing at that moment, is seriously injured. Aram, on the run, joins the Armenian... See more »

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Hovannès Alexandrian
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Anouch Alexandrian
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Gilles Teissier
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Aram Alexandrian
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Anahit
Robinson Stévenin ...
Soghomon Tehlirian
Serge Avedikian ...
Armenak
Hrayr Kalemkerian ...
Haig
Sirvart Fazlian ...
Arsinée Sarkissian, la mère d'Anouch (as Siro Fazlian)
Amir El Kacem ...
Vahé
Rodney El Haddad ...
Vrej (as Rodney Haddad)
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Valérie
Jürgen Zwingel ...
Le président du tribunal
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Docteur Lepsius (as Jurgen Genuit)
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Avocat Werthauer
Gerald Papasian ...
Leader arménien
Alain Lenglet ...
Père de Gilles
Sylvie Degryse ...
Mère de Gilles
Christian Benedetti ...
Le beau-père
Catherine Fourty ...
La belle-mère
Yann Trégouët ...
Policier DST
Pierre Banderet ...
L'envoyé du ministre
Patrick Bonnel ...
L'Arménien marseillais
Adrien Jolivet ...
Journaliste français
Jeremias Nussbaum ...
Journaliste allemand
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Le président des jurés
Sarkis Atechian ...
Arménien 1
Armen Catanasian ...
Arménien 2
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Ambassadeur turc (as Paulo Dos Santos)
Maria Pitarresi ...
Gayane
Christophe Demerdjian ...
Simon
Ghassan Salhab ...
Barsam
Omar Mikati ...
Narguiz
Sarkis Donikian ...
Prêtre
Bertrand Lacy ...
Chirurgien
Francis Boulmé ...
Tallat Pasha
Corinne Debeaux ...
La cliente
Pauline Leprince-Ringuet ...
Jeune Arménienne
Rosy Kuftedjian ...
Combattante arménienne
Etienne Seukunian ...
Combattant arménien
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Passager du bâteau (non crédité)
Rania Mellouli ...
Nounée
Mathieu Naert ...
Avocat adjoint
Michael Adam Welsh ...
La cliente
Mohammadreza Hassani ...
Extra (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Guédiguian

Written by

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Robert Guédiguian ... (written by) &
Gilles Taurand ... (written by)
 
José Antonio Gurriarán ... (based on the autobiography by) (as José Antonio Gurriaran)

Produced by

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Marc Bordure ... producer
Robert Guédiguian ... producer
Sabine Sidawi ... co-producer: Lebanon
Ani Vorskanyan ... line producer

Music by

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Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by

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Pierre Milon

Editing by

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Bernard Sasia

Editorial Department

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Anaïs Albanese ... first assistant editor
Pierre Huot ... post-production manager
Jean-Baptiste Le Guen ... digital intermediate supervisor
Guillaume Lillo ... assistant editor
Alison Wightman ... digital intermediate coordinator

Casting By

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Leila Fournier
Sarah Teper

Production Design by

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Hussein Baydoun

Set Decoration by

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Michel Vandestien ... head set decorator

Costume Design by

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Juliette Chanaud

Makeup Department

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Mayté Alonso ... makeup department head
Stéphanie Aznarez ... makeup artist
Frédéric Balmer ... special makeup effects artist
Magalie Dumas ... additional makeup artist
Nathalie Eudier ... hair stylist
Vanessa Loggia ... key hair stylist
Pierre Olivier Persin ... special makeup effects artist
Morgane Salou ... hair stylist
Laurence Yaeger ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Jinane Dagher ... production manager: Lebanon
Elodie Garbar ... assistant unit manager
Bruno Ghariani ... unit production manager
Malek Hamzaoui ... production manager
Pierre Huot ... post-production manager
Leslie Morcillo ... Set Production Assistant

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Frederic Dagmey ... crowd assistant director
Leia Hasrouty ... third assistant director
Frédérique Juhel ... second assistant director
Ambre Pepin ... third assistant director
Jeanne Privat ... third assistant director
Ferdinand Verhaeghe ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Moussa Baydoun ... assistant art director
Gérard David ... construction coordinator
Benjamin Evrard ... assistant decorator / props
Sebastien Gallien ... carpenter
Nicolas Lanvin ... carpenter
Cécile Morin ... assistant art director
Nizar Nassar ... assistant art director
David Vinez ... assistant set decorator
Romain Zuber ... assistant art director

Sound Department

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Olivier Busson ... boom operator
Lucile Demarquet ... sound assistant: auditorium
Marie Giustinati ... assistant foley recordist
Laurent Lafran ... sound
Sarah Lelu ... sound editor
Armelle Mahé ... sound mixer
Bridget O'Driscoll ... supervising sound editor

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Étienne Bolo ... digital compositor
Lucie Bories ... lead compositor
Etienne Grandou ... visual effects coordinator
Hugues Namur ... visual effects

Stunts

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Rémi Canaple ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Vincent Buron ... first assistant camera
Jean-François Grancher ... electrician
Willy Heilmann ... electrician: additional
Olivier Nedelcu ... electrician
Christophe Sournac ... gaffer

Casting Department

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Sophie Hansen ... extras casting assistant
Jacqueline Vicaire ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Christel Birot ... costume supervisor
Anne-Marie Giacalone ... costumer
Dorothée Tarel ... costume assistant

Music Department

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Jean-Pascal Beintus ... orchestrator
Steve Bouyer ... music supervisor assistant
Nicolas Charron ... additional orchestrator
Thomas Dappelo ... music recording engineer / music scoring mixer
Dominique Lemonnier ... concert master
Pascal Mayer ... music supervisor
Sylvain Morizet ... orchestrator

Transportation Department

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Gilles Camy ... driver: picture cars
Charles Heidet ... picture vehicle supervisor

Additional Crew

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Julie Beaulieu ... press
Christophe Colonel ... accountant assistant
Marie-Christine Damiens ... press
Leslie Morcillo ... set pa
Svetlane Vaesken ... administrative production manager

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In the 80s, Aram, a young man from Marseille of Armenian origin, blows up the Turkish ambassador's car in Paris. Gilles Tessier, a young cyclist who was passing at that moment, is seriously injured. Aram, on the run, joins the Armenian Liberation Army in Beirut, the hotbed of international revolution in those years. Gilles is trying to understand when Anouch, Aram's mother, arrives in his hospital room to beg his forgiveness. She admits that her son planted the bomb. Aram clashes with his comrades in Beirut and decides to meet his victim to make him his spokesman.

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Also Known As
  • Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad (World-wide, English title)
  • Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad (United States)
  • Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad (United Kingdom)
  • Eine verrückte Geschichte (Germany)
  • Una historia de locos (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 134 min
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Budget EUR6,420,000 (estimated)

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