Anthony Lapia’s After sets sail for Berlin’s Panorama line-up
- Louise Chevillotte and Majd Mastoura lead the cast of the filmmaker-producer’s first directorial effort, steered by Société Acéphale and Salt for Sugar Films
Anthony Lapia has already won great acclaim for the feature film After [+see also:
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Led by Louise Chevillotte (going from strength to strength since her debut in Lover For A Day [+see also:
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interview: Nadav Lapid
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interview: Souheila Yacoub
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interview: Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas
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interview: Anamaria Vartolomei
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interview: Manele Labidi
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Written by Anthony Lapia himself, the story takes us to a techno club in Paris where driving techno beats sweep up everyone and everything in their path. People dance, drink, get high and talk. Félicie meets Saïd and takes him back to hers for an afterparty. On the cusp between between night and day, different views and lives collide…
Produced by Lorenzo Bianchi, Anthony Lapia and Félicie Roger on behalf of Société Acéphale, and by Avantika Singh Desbouvries for Salt for Sugar Films, After is co-produced by Annabelle Bouzom (Les films de l’autre cougar) and Philippe Guérin (Les productions du Mont Pelat). Distribution in France and international sales are both at a very advanced stage of negotiations.
(Translated from French)
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