The Assistant (2015)
La volante (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 27min
- Drama, Thriller
- 02 Sep 2015 (France)
- Movie
Nine years after her son is killed in a road accident, Marie-France poses as the killer's assistant and gets herself involved in his life to seek revenge from him and his family.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Nathalie Baye | ... |
Marie-France Ducret
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| Malik Zidi | ... |
Thomas Lemans
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Jean-Stan Du Pac | ... |
Léo Lemans
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| Johan Leysen | ... |
Eric Lemans
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| Sabrina Seyvecou | ... |
Audrey Lemans
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| Pierre-Alain Chapuis | ... |
Jean-Marc
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Hervé Sogne | ... |
Pierre
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Aïssatou Diop | ... |
Iman
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Claudine Pelletier | ... |
Liliane
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Marie-Luc Adam | ... |
Mme Joubert
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Adrien Friob | ... |
Sébastien
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Frederic Mosbeux | ... |
L'interne
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Valérie Bodson | ... |
Le maire
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Sophie Bonnet | ... |
La maîtresse de Léo
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Aude-Laurence Clermont Biver | ... |
Jeune femme restaurant
(as Aude-Laurence Clermont)
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Gilles Soeder | ... |
Officier de police
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Jean-François Rossion | ... |
Policier commissariat
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Nader Farman | ... |
Père Audrey
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Nicole Colchat | ... |
Mère Audrey
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Norbert Rutili | ... |
Médecin Thomas
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Juliette Morel | ... |
L'infimière
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Jean-Brice Godet | ... |
Le professeur de clarinette
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Charlène François | ... |
Assistante librairie
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Tom Dercourt | ... |
Premier cadre technique
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Philippe Roux | ... |
Deuxième cadre technique
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Catherine Golfin | ... |
La policière
(as Catherine Goffin)
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Christophe Barbieri | ... |
Le policier
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Serge Swysen | ... |
Le directeur général
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Zorro | ... |
Zorro - Le chien d'Eric
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Éric Gigout | ... |
Le psychiatre (uncredited)
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André Pasquasy | ... |
Le père de l'élève musicien (uncredited)
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Denis Simonetta | ... |
Un homme lors de la cérémonie au cimetière (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Christophe Ali | ||
| Nicolas Bonilauri | ||
Written by
| Christophe Ali | ... | (written by) & |
| Nicolas Bonilauri | ... | (written by) |
| Philippe Blasband | ... | (collaboration) & |
| Jacques Sotty | ... | (collaboration) |
Produced by
| Elise André | ... | co-producer |
| Carlos Bedran | ... | associate producer: artémis productions |
| Tom Dercourt | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Sophie Erbs | ... | co-producer |
| Claude Fontaine | ... | associate producer: artémis productions |
| Philippe Logie | ... | co-producer: voo-be tv |
| Patrick Quinet | ... | co-producer |
| Stephane Quinet | ... | executive producer |
| Donato Rotunno | ... | executive producer |
| Sibylle Seys Smets | ... | associate producer |
| Arlette Zylberberg | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Jérôme Lemonnier | ||
Cinematography by
| Nicolas Massart | ||
Editing by
| Ewin Ryckaert | ||
Editorial Department
| Nicolas Bier | ... | additional editor |
| Richard Deusy | ... | colorist |
| Julien Dewarichet | ... | trainee post-production assistant: Artébis |
| Yves Dujardin | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
| Dominique Marcel | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
| Evy Roselet | ... | assistant colorist |
| Mark Russell | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Michaël Bier | ||
| Brigitte Moidon | ||
Production Design by
| Paul Rouschop | ||
Art Direction by
| Julien Denis | ||
Costume Design by
| Nathalie Deceuninck | ||
| Aliette Vliers | ||
Makeup Department
| Françoise Andrejka | ... | makeup artist: Nathalie Baye |
| Cédric Chami | ... | hair stylist: preparation |
| Pascal Joris | ... | hair stylist |
| Dorothée Soual | ... | wig maker |
| Béatrice Stephany | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Maud Berbille | ... | production supervisor |
| Julien Melebeck | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Gilles Reunis | ... | in charge of production: voo-be tv |
| Philippe Roux | ... | production manager |
| Pauline Seigland | ... | production manager: preliminary quote |
| Sandrine Smeets | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Christophe Vincent | ... | general manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jérôme Brière | ... | first assistant director |
| Elisa Franck | ... | third assistant director |
| Catherine Goffin | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Zélia Abadie | ... | additional decorator |
| Cedric Ardement | ... | ripper |
| Alain Boucherie | ... | property master |
| Boris de Vuygt | ... | ripper |
| Audrey Dhyvert | ... | assistant art director |
| Marie Eynard | ... | storyboard |
| Marie-Beatrice Eynard | ... | storyboard artist (as Marie Eynard) |
| Linda Favarin | ... | painter |
| Bernard Ferrandis | ... | constructor |
| Thomas Gollas | ... | constructor |
| Mikail Ibili | ... | ripper |
| Maxime Jamaer | ... | ripper |
| Frédéric Jesson | ... | constructor |
| Charlotte Jeuniaux | ... | additional decorator |
| Marion Jolin | ... | trainee assistant decorator |
| Etienne Magin | ... | trainee assistant decorator |
| Marion Michel | ... | set decorator |
| Tessa Poncelet | ... | assistant decorator |
| Tiziana Raffaelli | ... | painter |
| Juan Pedro Valle | ... | ripper (as Juan Pedro Valle Hayer) |
Sound Department
| Thomas Berliner | ... | boom operator |
| Benoît Biral | ... | adr mixer |
| Alban Carmaux | ... | sound re-recording mixer assistant |
| Etienne Carton | ... | sound technician |
| Quentin Collette | ... | boom operator |
| Axel Demeyere | ... | adr technician / foley technician |
| Bernadette Dupont | ... | post-synchronisation |
| Aline Gavroy | ... | foley sound engineer |
| Eric Grattepain | ... | foley artist |
| Pascal Jasmes | ... | sound assistant |
| Philippe Kohn | ... | sound engineer |
| Nicolas Leroy | ... | sound editor |
| Elsa Ruhlmann | ... | boom operator |
| Michel Schillings | ... | sound mixer |
| Bruno Tarrière | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Nicolas Tran Trong | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Olivier de Laveleye | ... | special effects |
| Marie Pierre Francx | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Stephane Bidault | ... | cg artist |
| Christophe Chanvin | ... | cg artist |
| Sarah Delguste | ... | digital compositor |
| Jean Louis Dousson | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Paul Moriaux | ... | cg artist |
| Bruno Nicolas | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Matthias Weber | ... | visual effects producer |
Stunts
| Jean-Marc Blanc | ... | stunt pilot |
| Shirley Denoual | ... | stunt double: Nathalie Baye |
| Cyrille Dufaut | ... | stunt pilot |
| Dominique Fouassier | ... | stunt coordinator: physical stunts |
| Sébastien Lagniez | ... | stunt pilot |
| Patrick Ronchin | ... | car stunt coordinator |
| Benjamin Steyer | ... | stunt pilot |
| Daniel Vérité | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Manu Alberts | ... | steadicam |
| Linda Blaschette | ... | second assistant camera |
| Caroline de Bethune | ... | grip |
| Pierre Dermience | ... | additional electrician |
| Benjamin Dewalque | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Emilie Guéret | ... | electrician |
| David Lamberta | ... | electrician |
| Nils Moreau | ... | grip |
| Veerle Pipeleers | ... | electrician |
| Gunther Schockaert | ... | electrician |
| Carlo Thiel | ... | first assistant camera |
| Stéphane Thiry | ... | key grip |
| François Tiberghien | ... | gaffer |
| Renaud Van den Bergh | ... | electrician |
| Cyran Van Den Hove | ... | gaffer |
| Renaud Vandendergen | ... | electrician |
| Ricardo Vaz Palma | ... | still photographer |
| Bruno Verstraete | ... | gaffer |
| Oliver Waldbillig | ... | video assistant |
Casting Department
| Pierre Bellet | ... | extras casting |
| Julie David | ... | casting: children |
| Pierre Samolany | ... | trainee casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Chantal Lallement | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Lena Rouschop | ... | wardrobe assistant / wardrobe |
| Chandra Vellut | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Joseph Bellot | ... | location assistant |
| Ludovic Cassebras | ... | location assistant |
| Joseph Chaourd | ... | location assistant |
| Pierre Evrard | ... | location assistant |
| Catherine Goffin | ... | location scout |
| Jérome Heilig | ... | location assistant |
| Slim Nebigh | ... | location assistant |
| Christian Pannrucker | ... | location scout |
| Willy Vandeputte | ... | location assistant |
| Christophe Vincent | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Renaat Ackaert | ... | musician: cello |
| Philippe Allard | ... | musician: viola |
| Olivia Bergeot | ... | musician: first violin |
| Pierre Bianchi | ... | music mixer |
| Annelies Broeckhoven | ... | musician: first violin |
| Sandor Budai | ... | musician: contrabass |
| Johannes Burghoff | ... | musician: cello |
| Jan Buysschaert | ... | musician: contrabass |
| Jordan Chauffeton | ... | assistant recording engineer |
| Barlomiej Ciaston | ... | musician: second violin |
| Antoine Combot | ... | musician: viola |
| Cristina Constantinescu | ... | musician: first violin |
| Saartje De Muynck | ... | musician: second violin |
| Axel Dejenlis | ... | musician: cello |
| Mathilde Dejenlis | ... | musician: second violin |
| Cécile Dessillons | ... | additional music |
| Thibault Dupont | ... | assistant recording engineer |
| Thomas Fiorini | ... | musician: contrabass |
| Jules Fradet | ... | scoring and mixing engineer |
| Griet François | ... | musician: viola |
| Barbara Gerarts | ... | musician: cello |
| Véronique Gilis | ... | musician: second violin |
| Jean-Brice Godet | ... | coach: clarinet |
| Eline Groslot | ... | musician: harp |
| Teresa Heidel | ... | musician: first violin |
| Kris Hellemans | ... | musician: viola |
| Tine Janssens | ... | musician: viola |
| Laie Lee | ... | musician: second violin |
| Jérôme Lemonnier | ... | conductor / musician: piano / orchestrator |
| Guillaume Leray | ... | coach : music and vocals |
| Nelson Malleus | ... | composer assistant / music copyist / musician: clarinet |
| Anne-Claude Maquet-Biard | ... | musician: cello |
| Eric Mathot | ... | musician: contrabass |
| David Menke | ... | music editor |
| Kathelyne Onsia | ... | musician: viola |
| Claudia Rausens | ... | musician: second violin (as Ckaudia Raussens) |
| Marie Sabbah | ... | composer agent / music supervisor |
| Stijn Saveniers | ... | musician: cello |
| Nicolas Stevens | ... | musician: second violin |
| Mark Steylaerts | ... | concert master: music production/musician: first violin |
| Édouard Thise | ... | musician: viola |
| Emmanuel Tondus | ... | musician: cello |
| Dirk Uten | ... | musician: second violin |
| Stefanie Van Backle | ... | musician: first violin |
| Antoine van den Berg | ... | assistant recording engineer |
| Veerle Van Roosbroeck | ... | musician: first violin |
| Gudrun Vercampt | ... | musician: first violin |
| Emilien Veret | ... | coach preparation: clarinet |
| Fréderic Visconte | ... | musician: violin |
Script and Continuity Department
| Cathy Mlakar | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Régis Andrès | ... | production administrator |
| Guillaume Arnal | ... | production coordinator |
| Alexis Boulanger | ... | trainee production assistant |
| Olivier Bouthillier | ... | product placement |
| Diane Cebron | ... | financing: cofiloisirs |
| Léo Chauliac | ... | financing: cofiloisirs |
| Françoise Collingnon | ... | additional production administrator: artébis (as Françoise Collignon) |
| Fernand De Amorin | ... | production coordinator |
| Netty de Cocq | ... | senior account manager: tax shelter films funding |
| Marie Pierre Dinsart | ... | publicist: voo be-tv |
| Luc François | ... | funding |
| Hubert Gendebien | ... | administrator: tax shelter films funding |
| Danielle Gueguen | ... | banking services: bsv |
| François Guerrar | ... | press attaché (as François Hassan Guerrar) |
| Benoît Hosselet | ... | funding |
| Jennifer Jeurissen | ... | distribution assistant: artébis |
| Emile Lacourt | ... | promotion and distribution: tarantula |
| Béatrice Laloy | ... | production and partnership coordinator: artébis |
| Vincent Lamoline | ... | funding |
| Frédérique Larmagnac | ... | production assistant: artébis |
| Florian Lefèvre | ... | dog trainer |
| Edwin Lips | ... | funding |
| Anid Lobato de Faria | ... | production assistant |
| Marc Meurant | ... | funding |
| John Morent | ... | funding |
| Sylvie Moris | ... | production secretary: artémis productions |
| Pierre-Emmanuel Mouthuy | ... | lawyer |
| Sonia Mulinasse | ... | senior account managers: tax shelter films funding (as Sonia Moulinasse) |
| Héloïse Noé | ... | production assistant |
| Adrien Oumhani | ... | production assistant |
| Alex Panagakis | ... | publicist |
| Christophe Pascal | ... | lawyer |
| Christophe Salvaing | ... | banking services: bsv |
| Ethan Selcer | ... | production assistant |
| Sandrine Surget | ... | production administrator |
| Jos Timmermans | ... | funding |
| Emmanuel Van Melkebeke | ... | business & legal affairs: artébis / lawyer |
| Sylvie Van Ruymbeke | ... | assistant to producer / press attache |
| Pascal Vandecaveye | ... | funding |
| Bernard Vander Donckt | ... | production administrator |
| Anne Vigneron | ... | assistant account manager: tax shelter films funding |
Thanks
| Djamel Abssi-Bazilier | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Louis Alcabélard | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Clémentine Baert | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Alycia Bardoti | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Martin Beilby | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Dominique Besnehard | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Claudine Bonilauri | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Roman Bonilauri | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Stéphanie Bonilauri | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Caetano Ali Borgeaud | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Carina Borgeaud | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Santiago Ali Borgeaud | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| David Briau | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Virginie Bruant | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Celya Carré | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Yves Chanvillard | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Dalila Cherfa | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Romain Cogitore | ... | thanks |
| Nathalie Cosnefroy | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Adeline Daniel | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Camille Danjean | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Pierre Deladonchamps | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Jacques Deniel | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Solenn Denis | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Jacques Dercourt | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Joseph Dercourt | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks / thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Laetitia Dosch | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Jean-Luc Doucet | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Géraldine du Pac | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks / thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Boris Duchenay | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Benoît Dupac | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank (as Benoit du Pac) |
| Valérie Dupoy | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Monique Dureville | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Lidia Elbaz | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| David Faivre | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Jérôme Fansten | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Camille Figueroa | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Mathieu Fonqueme | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Corinne Fonteyne | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Olivier Fréchin | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Helena Garciandia | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Nathalie Geoffroy | ... | thanks |
| Pierre Guerieri | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Catherine Guilyardi | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Pascale Jacquot | ... | very special thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Mickael Jean | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Marine Jouven | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Raf Keunen | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Marie Kremer | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Pascal Le Dreeff | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Florence Lebel | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Emmanuel Leduc | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Hadia Leroy | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Gonery Libouban | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Chloé Lorenzi | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Juliette Maillard | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Frédérique Moidon | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks / thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Catherine Morel | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Michel Morel | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Faustine Moulin | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Jean-Serge Pennetier | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Julien Pennetier | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Marianne Petit | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Alexandre Pierzak | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Denis Renault | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Julie Rousseau | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Fabienne Savoie | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Christina Schaffer | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Pauline Seigland | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Alain Serresseque | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Jean Sylvestre | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Thierry Sylvestre | ... | thanks: the directors wish to thank |
| Elisabeth Tanner | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
| Jerôme Tewes | ... | special thanks / thanks |
| Gregory Weill | ... | Tom Dercourt thanks |
Production Companies
- Cinémadefacto (presents)
- Tarantula (presents)
- Artémis Productions (co-production)
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (co-production)
- VOO (co-production)
- BE TV (co-production)
- Tax Shelter Film Funding (in association with)
- Sofica Manon 5 (in association with)
- Soficinéma 7 Développement (in association with)
- Dévelopimage 4 (in association with)
- Orange Cinéma Séries (participation)
- Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg (participation)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- Région Lorraine (support)
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (support)
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (support)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (support)
- Angoa-Agicoa (support)
- Artebis (executive production: belgium)
- Les Films à Un Dollar
Distributors
- Bac Films (2015) (France) (theatrical)
- BAC Vidéo (2016) (France) (DVD)
- Bac Films International (2015) (World-wide)
- Distrib Films (2016) (United States)
- Tarantula Distribution (2015) (Luxembourg)
- WOWOW Cinema (2016) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
- Lux Digital (visual effects)
- SFX Works (Olivier de Laveleye) (special effects)
Other Companies
- ABK6 (cell phones and 3g keys)
- BSV (bank)
- Backstage (sound post-production)
- Brussels Film Orchestra (music performed by)
- CPH Life (funding)
- Car Motion France (technical vehicles)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (thanks) (Tom Dercourt thanks)
- Chessol (thanks) (Tom Dercourt thanks)
- Cinecascade (stunts)
- Cinéma Jean Vigo de Gennevilliers (thanks)
- Circles Group (insurance)
- Cofiloisirs (financing)
- Connexis Partner (funding)
- Crac ! Agency (grip equipment)
- Crac ! Agency (technical vehicles)
- Dada Studios (music recorded & mixed at)
- Eurocostumes (costumes)
- Europcar (technical vehicles)
- F-lux (financing)
- Fortuna (bank: luxembourg)
- Garden Trade International (funding)
- Guerrar and Co. (publicity)
- Ibelmo (funding)
- KGS (grip equipment)
- La Majeur (music recorded and mixed at)
- Lamoline V. (funding)
- Les Filles aux Costumes (costumes supplied by)
- Les Films à Un Dollar (grip equipment)
- Les Mauvais Garçons (costumes supplied by)
- Location Consulting & Facilities (Facility vehicles)
- Marie Sabbah Agency (thanks) (Tom Dercourt thanks)
- Municipalité de Gennevilliers (thanks) (the directors wish to thank)
- PVDC Consulting (funding)
- Peugeot (cell phones and 3g keys)
- Peugeot (on-screen vehicles)
- Philophon (mixing studio)
- Philophon (sound equipment)
- Pop Permanent (funding)
- Regielux (location equipment)
- Studio Philippon (sound postproduction)
- Studio l'Équipe (sound postproduction)
- TSF.be (camera equipment provided by)
- TSF.be (grip equipment)
- TSF.be (lighting equipment)
- Tango (cell phones and 3g keys)
- Timmermans (funding)
- Twylite (lighting equipment)
- Twylite (technical vehicles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
As he is driving his wife to the maternity ward, Thomas runs over and kills a young man on the road. Marie-France, the mother, will not get over the mourning of her lost son. Nine years have passed. Marie-France has become Thomas' secretary and dangerously starts to interfere into his life, with one idea in mind: to get closer to his son... Written by Tarantula |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR2,911,805 (estimated) |
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