09/01/2014 - Used to comedies, the actor delves into a drama directed by Christophe Lamotte and handled by Hugo Productions with Belgium and Luxembourg

Home stretch until January 23 for the filming of Disparue en hiver by Christophe Lamotte, a Franco-Belgian-Luxembourg co-production starring Kad Merad (César 2007 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Don't worry, I'm fine [+see also:
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Written by the director (notably noticed with Nord Paradis in 2009) with Pierre Chosson (who co-wrote ao The Dream Life of Angels and Les liens du sang [+see also:
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Produced by Stéphane Marsil for Parisian company Hugo Productions (which notably handled Sarah's Key [+see also:
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(Translated from French)