The Freshmen (2018)

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PG
1h 32min
Comedy, Drama
11 Jan 2019 (USA)
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Friendship sparks between newcomer Benjamin and held-back Antoine during the first year of medical school.

Director:

Thomas Lilti

Writer:

Thomas Lilti

Stars:

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations.
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Still of Vincent Lacoste (I) and William Lebghil in The Freshmen (2018)

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Cast

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	Vincent Lacoste	...	Antoine Verdier
	William Lebghil	...	Benjamin Sitbon
	Michel Lerousseau	...	Serge, le père de Benjamin
	Darina Al Joundi	...	Martine, la mère de Benjamin
	Benoît Di Marco	...	François, le père d'Antoine
	Graziella Delerm	...	Annick, la mère d'Antoine
	Guillaume Clérice	...	Vincent Grimaldi
	Alexandre Blazy	...	Simon Sitbon
	Noémi Silvania	...	Nenni
	Laurette Tessier	...	Etudiante
	Adrien Schmück	...	Etudiant
	Quiterie Boscals de Reals	...	Etudiante (as Quitterie Boascals de Reals)
	Tiphaine Piovesan	...	Etudiante
	Jeremy Corallo	...	Etudiant
	Mehdi Amouri	...	Etudiant
	Jessica Corre	...	Etudiante
	Benjamin Pariente	...	Tutorat
	Elodie Chauveau	...	Tutorat
	Maxime Fosset	...	Tutorat
	Christophe de Mareuil	...	Professeur
	Pierre Samuel	...	Professeur
	Antoine Lilti	...	Professeur
	Sylvie Lachat	...	Professeur
	Augustin Ruhabura	...	Professeur
	Thomas Bessède	...	Professeur
	Mustapha Abourachid	...	Professeur
	Philippe Leroy	...	Professeur
	Luc Gentil	...	Doyen université
	Hubert Myon	...	Assesseur
	Isalinde Giovangigli	...	Responsable pédagogique
	Sophie Fernandez	...	Responsable scolarité
	Josée Laprun	...	Responsable administration
	Géraldine Schitter	...	Bibliothécaire
	Jeanne Arènes	...	Conseillère d'orientation (as Jeanne Arenes)
	Armand Antonioli	...	Libraire
	Fabienne Galula	...	Gardienne immeuble
	Loïc Souton	...	Etudiant interview Villepinte
	Teodora Doslov	...	Etudiante interview Villepinte
	Anouchka Ron	...	Etudiante interview Villepinte
	Mehdi Toumert	...	Etudiant interview Villepinte
	Andy Benzi	...	Etudiant interview Villepinte
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Anastasia Augst	...	Etudiante
	Dylan Raffin	...	Student

Directed by

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Thomas Lilti

Written by

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Thomas Lilti

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Produced by

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Emmanuel Barraux	...	producer
Agnès Vallée	...	producer

Music by

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Alexandre Lier
Sylvain Ohrel
Nicolas Weil

Cinematography by

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Nicolas Gaurin

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director of photography

Editing by

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Lilian Corbeille

Editorial Department

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Marina Amaro	...	dailies: M141
Pierre Beautrait	...	deliveries: M141
Justine Bernal	...	lab supervisor: M141
Christophe Bousquet	...	colorist
Thibault Carterot	...	ceo: M141
Matthias Compagnon	...	dailies: M141
Patrice Goessant	...	chief technical officer: M141
Mustapha Laatita	...	workflow supervisor: M141
Julie Picouleau	...	first assistant editor
Cecile Portal	...	deliveries: M141
My Lan Nguyen Quang	...	visual effects: M141
Lucas Roy	...	editing management: M141

Casting By

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Julie Navarro

Production Design by

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Philippe van Herwijnen

Costume Design by

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Dorothée Guiraud

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(costumes by)

Makeup Department

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Olivia Carron	...	key makeup artist
Nathalie Eudier	...	hair stylist
Sophie Farsat	...	key hair stylist
Frédéric Lainé	...	special makeup effects artist
Caroline Vlieghe	...	makeup artist
Karine Walzack	...	additional hair stylist (as Karine Walzak)

Production Management

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Jeremy Cahagnet	...	assistant production manager
Benjamin Dini	...	assistant unit manager
François Drouot	...	production manager
Julien Feuillatre	...	unit assistant
Franck Fuchs	...	production accountant
Alice Giulioli	...	trainee unit manager
Bruno Jouan	...	assistant unit manager
Natacha Leitao-Fuchs	...	post-production supervisor
Anthony Lorin	...	assistant unit manager
Karine Petite	...	unit manager
Aurore Pomies	...	assistant unit manager
Svetlane Vaesken	...	administrative production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hélène Fabre	...	second assistant director
Nicolas Guilleminot	...	first assistant director
Jonathan Reisch	...	third assistant director
Chloé Renault	...	trainee assistant director

Art Department

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Gwenaëlle Cormec	...	set dresser
Arthur Deleu	...	property master
Estelle Gattefosse	...	assistant art director (as Estelle Gatefosse)
Raphaël Mittet	...	ripper/set dresser
Anthony Carlesso Tochon	...	First Art Director Assistant

Sound Department

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Romain Anklewicz	...	assistant foley artist
Jean Avedikian	...	second sound assistant
Thomas Brzustowski	...	mix technician
Florian Cornet	...	adr supervisor
Armel Durassier	...	boom operator
Matthieu Fichet	...	sound editor reinforcement
François Guillaume	...	sound
Jean-Paul Hurier	...	re-recording mixer
Thibaut Macquart	...	mix technician
Charles Michaud	...	sound mastering engineer
Johann Nallet	...	adr mixer / foley mixer
Elisabeth Paquotte	...	sound editor
Florian Penot	...	assistant foley artist
Philippe Penot	...	foley artist
Maxime Roy	...	foley mixer assistant
Raphael Sohier	...	sound editor
Thomas Wargny	...	mix technician

Visual Effects by

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Philippe Desfretier

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compositing artist: Mikros

Stunts

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Stéphane Boulay

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stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Kiên Beauvois	...	grip
Adèle Belliot	...	electrician
Mickael Bonnet	...	lighting technician
Gaëtan Borne	...	third camera assistant
Hugo Bouhier	...	electrician
Loïc Bouladjat	...	additional electrician
Patrick Chizallet	...	grip: additional
Sébastien Franchault	...	key grip
Olivier Garin	...	genny operator
Renaud Garnier	...	gaffer
Stéphane Germain	...	additional grip
Marie Lafont	...	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Johan Le Ruz	...	first assistant camera
Denis Manin	...	still photographer
Laura Marret	...	grip
Erick Meurice	...	electrician
Julia Mingo	...	camera operator: "b" camera
Romain Duquesne	...	second assistant camera
Xavier Schanen	...	grip
Richard Valentini	...	electrician

Casting Department

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Cédric Meusburger	...	extras casting assistant
Camille Tillier	...	extras casting assistant
Elise Vogel	...	extras casting
Melody Gerard	...	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Agathe Poitevin	...	costume assistant
Caroline Spieth	...	costumer
Solene Verdon	...	set costumer

Location Management

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Morgane Bertin	...	location scout
Camille Servignat	...	location scout

Music Department

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Yann Arnaud	...	music mixer
Stéphane Junk	...	music publisher
Vivien Kiper	...	composer agent

Script and Continuity Department

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Maud Giraudo	...	assistant script supervisor
Sophie Le Breton	...	script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Ségolène Bouric	...	production secretary
Christophe Colonel	...	assistant accountant
Thierry Desjours	...	financial manager
Arthur Grec	...	equity provider
Serge Hayat	...	equity provider
Ben Rubinstein	...	production assistant

Production Companies

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31 Juin Films
Les Films du Parc
France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
Le Pacte (co-production)
Les Films de Benjamin (co-production)
Canal+ (participation)
Ciné+ (participation)
France Télévisions (participation)
Cinémage 12 (in association with)
Cinéventure 3 (in association with)
Indéfilms 6 (in association with)
La Région Île-de-France (support)
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)

Distributors

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Le Pacte (2018) (France) (theatrical)
Adso Films (2019) (Spain)
Cinépolis Distribución (2019) (Mexico)
Cinépolis Distribución (2019) (Non-US)
Movies Inspired (2018) (Italy)
Outsider Films (2019) (Portugal)

Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords	written-by-director school high-school university amphitheater See All (49) »
Genres	Comedy Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Brazil:12 Colombia:7 France:Tous publics Italy:T Mexico:A Portugal:M/12 Singapore:PG Spain:A (ICAA) Switzerland:8 Taiwan:0+ United States:PG

Additional Details

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Also Known As	The Freshmen (India, English title) The Freshmen (United States) The Freshmen (World-wide, English title) The Freshmen (United Kingdom) Das erste Jahr (Germany) See more »
Runtime	92 min
Country	France
Language	French
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 (some scenes) See more »
Filming Locations	Université de Paris-Descartes, 12 Rue de l'École de Médecine, Paris 6, Paris, France See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The filming took place in Paris (UFR Biomedical of Saints-Fathers, Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, ...), as well as in the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center. See more »
Soundtracks	This World Today Is A Mess See more »

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