07/11/2019 - Nicolas Fustier, Pablo Pauly, Julia Piaton and Patrick Rocca all feature in the cast of the director’s first feature film, which is produced by Elemiah

Since 15 October, Vincent Duquesne has been shooting his first feature film Defend Your Name. Starring in the movie are two actors whom the filmmaker previously cast in his short film JJ Showman (2018): Nicolas Fustier (playing his first lead role in a feature film) and Pablo Pauly (nominated Best New Hope at the 2018 César awards and Most Promising Actor at the Lumières awards for Step by Step [+see also:
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Written by Vincent Duquesne, the story centres around Fabrice, the worthy representative of a form of violence passed down from father to son, which he inflicts upon every square inch of his town. As he prepares to become a father himself, he will have to choose between perpetuating this radical legacy or finally breaking free from it...

Produced by Liza Benguigui for Elemiah (who already partnered with the director for the production of his short film), Defend Your Name is co-produced by Fimalac. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, this feature film is supported by the French region of Cantal, where the film-shoot will unfold (six weeks in total) until 20 November, with Aurélien Marra (Two of Us [+see also:
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For the record, Elemiah’s filmography includes three features by Louis-Julien Petit, namely his surprisingly successful work Invisibles [+see also:
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(Translated from French)