Thomas Lilti is shooting Watch The Dog
- François Civil, Léa Drucker, Karim Leklou and Miou Miou cast in a production by 31 Juin Films and Les Films du Parc sold by Le Pacte
Since 21 May, Thomas Lilti has been shooting Watch The Dog, his 6th feature film after, amongst others, Hippocrates [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Lilti
film profile] (Cannes Critics’ Week in 2014, 950 000 admissions in France and seven nominations at the 2015 Césars including Best Film, Best Director and Best Script), Irreplaceable [+see also:
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film profile] (1,5 million admissions in 2016 and one nomination at the 2017 Césars for Best Actor), The Freshmen [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Lilti
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Standing out in the cast are François Civil (nominated this year for the Best Actor César for Beating Hearts [+see also:
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film profile], and who will soon be seen in Une affaire), Léa Drucker (2019 César for Best Actress for Custody [+see also:
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interview: Xavier Legrand
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interview: Catherine Breillat
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interview: Dominik Moll
film profile] and Adam's Sake [+see also:
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interview: Laura Wandel
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interview: Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu
film profile], and who we will see on 2 July in L’accident de piano) and Miou Miou (César for Best Actress in 1980 and nominated nine other times in that category, nominated for Best Supporting Actress last year for All Your Faces [+see also:
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Written by the filmmaker, the script centres on a man frustrated by his life who will become friends with a dog as he goes back to school to try and reinvent himself.
Watch The Dog is produced by Agnès Vallée and Emmanuel Barraux for 31 Juin Films and Les Films du Parc and co-produced by Le Pacte (who will handle French distribution and international sales). Pre-bought by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature is also supported by a pool from Sofica (Indéfilms, La Banque Postale Image, Palatine Etoile, Cinémage, Cofimage, Cinécap, Cinéaxe and Sansofica). The 33 days of shooting will take place in Paris and in Ile-de-France until July.
(Translated from French)
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