04/11/2025 - Malou Khebizi and Soundos Mosbah are leading the cast of the French director’s first feature, produced by Les Films de Pierre and sold by mk2 Films

Actresses Malou Khebizi (© Agences Artistiques) and Soundos Mosbah (© Agences Artistiques)

Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz has been shooting her debut feature film, Le triangle d’or, since 20 October. A graduate of La Fémis with six short films under her belt (including Les reines du mambo, Ibiza and Les mains sales), the director has chosen two young rising stars for the movie’s lead roles, namely Malou Khebizi (nominated for the Best Newcomer César and Lumière awards in 2025 via Wild Diamond [+see also:
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Written by the director in league with Pauline Guéna (who wrote the original book behind The Night of the 12th [+see also:
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Le triangle d’or is being produced by Marie-Ange Luciani on behalf of Les Films de Pierre, in co-production with France 2 Cinéma, MK Productions, Belgian firm Les Films du Fleuve and Canada’s 9245-1236 Québec Inc. Pre-purchased by Canal+, Ciné+ OCS and France Télévisions, the feature film also enjoys support from the Gan Film Foundation, Procirep-Angoa and the SOFICA company Cofinova. Filming will continue until 2 December with David Chambille (New Wave [+see also:
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(Translated from French)