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Guérin van de Vorst explores Vincent Rottiers’ wild side in La Part Sauvage

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- Guérin van de Vorst has just begun shooting his feature debut, which is being produced by recently created Brussels-based outfit Wrong Men

Guérin van de Vorst explores Vincent Rottiers’ wild side in La Part Sauvage
Actor Vincent Rottiers

The shoot for La Part Sauvage (lit. “The Wild Side”), the feature debut by Belgian director Guérin van de Vorst, kicked off in Brussels in late October, toplined by Vincent Rottiers. The movie is being produced by Wrong Men, the same company we have to thank for titles like Prejudice [+see also:
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interview: Antoine Cuypers
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]
and Parasol [+see also:
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, two other Belgian debut features.

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La Part Sauvage [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Guérin Van de Vorst
film profile
]
depicts the personal journey of Ben, a 28-year-old offender in the midst of an existential crisis, played by Vincent Rottiers (Nocturama [+see also:
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interview: Bertrand Bonello
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]
, Dheepan [+see also:
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Q&A: Jacques Audiard
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]
, La Marche
 [+see also:
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interview: Nabil Ben Yadir
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]
). Ben spent three years behind bars after a hold-up, and while he was there, he converted to Islam. Now that he’s out, what he wants most of all is to re-establish contact with his son, Samir. But Samir gave up waiting for him a long time ago, and Nadia, his ex-wife, no longer trusts him. Mustapha, his new “guru”, convinces him that he will never find his place in this society, thus intensifying his feeling of injustice. Ben tries his best to follow the norms and principles imposed on him by Mustapha, when one day he meets Lucie, who does nothing to help him adhere to them... Between rehabilitation work and minor repeat offences, Ben will fight hard to resist hatred, re-establish ties with his son and rediscover his dignity as a free man.

During the shoot, which will continue in Brussels until early December, Vincent Rottiers will be joined by Johan Libéreau (Cosmos [+see also:
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interview: Victória Guerra
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]
, Grand Central [+see also:
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interview: Rebecca Zlotowski
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]
, Twiggy
 [+see also:
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film profile
]
), Walid Afkir (Amour [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Michael Haneke
film profile
]
, Mister Lonely [+see also:
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film profile
]
, Hidden
 [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Margaret Menegoz
interview: Michael Haneke
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]
) and Salomé Richard (shortlisted for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her role in Baden Baden [+see also:
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trailer
film profile
]
). La Part Sauvage is being produced by Wrong Men, which is staging its fourth majority feature film in three years, following Prejudice by Antoine Cuypers, Parasol by Valéry Rosier and Dode Hoek [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Nabil Ben Yadir
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]
by Nabil Ben Yadir, which will be released in early January (read the news). Wrong Men is also very active in the sphere of co-productions, as it has been involved in prestigious projects such as Xenia [+see also:
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trailer
interview: Panos H. Koutras
film profile
]
by Panos H Koutras, which was selected in Un Certain Regard, and Wrong Elements [+see also:
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]
, the documentary by Jonathan Littell (part of the official selection at Cannes); it is also co-producing Annette, the upcoming movie by cult director Leos Carax.

La Part Sauvage is being co-produced in France by ChevalDeuxTrois, and has received backing from the CCA and RTBF.

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(Translated from French)

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