Thierry Klifa shooting Tout nous sépare
- The stellar cast includes Catherine Deneuve, Diane Kruger, Nekfeu, Nicolas Duvauchelle and Olivier Loustau; the film is being produced by Les Films du Kiosque and Nolita

On Monday 6 June, the shoot for Thierry Klifa’s fourth feature, Tout nous sépare [+see also:
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interview: Philippe Martin
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interview: Emmanuelle Bercot
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Written by Thierry Klifa together with Cédric Anger (nominated for the César Award for Best Adaptation in 2015 for Next Time I’ll Aim for the Heart [+see also:
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Produced by François Kraus and Denis Pineau-Valencienne for Les Films du Kiosque, and by Maxime Delauney and Romain Rousseau for Nolita Cinema, Tout nous sépare also has MyFamily on board as an associate producer. Co-produced by TF1 Studio (which will also handle the international sales) and by Belgian outfit Umedia, the feature has also been pre-purchased by OCS and Ciné+, and is benefiting from backing from the Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées region and the La Banque Postale Image Sofica. The shoot will take place during June and July in Sète (Hérault) and Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales), and the cinematography has been entrusted to Julien Hirsch (winner of the César Award in his category in 2007 for Lady Chatterley [+see also:
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interview: Pierre Schoeller
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Les Films du Kiosque’s filmography includes Standing Tall by Emmanuelle Bercot, Pardonnez-moi [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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