23/01/2026 - Anthony Bajon, Olivier Gourmet and Ella Benoit star in the second feature by the filmmaker, who previously directed The Heroics, steered by Marianne Productions and TS Productions

Actors Anthony Bajon (left) and Olivier Gourmet (© Dominique Dardenne)

Monday 12 January saw filming kick off on Ma révérence, Maxime Roy’s second feature-length movie after The Heroics [+see also:
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Adapted by Maxime Roy, François Creton (who previously teamed up with Roy to write The Heroics) and Ella Benoit based upon Wilfried Lupano’s eponymous comic book published in 2013, the story revolves around Vincent, a slightly depressive thirty-something who feels society owes him interest and damages for pain and suffering. And in true “if you want something done properly, do it yourself” style, he tries his hand at holding up an armoured truck. It’s a cunning plan, a noble cause, and love awaits once the deed is done. But has Vincent bitten off more than he can chew by choosing the unsettling Gaby Rocket as his accomplice?

Ma révérence is being produced by Alice Bloch on behalf of Marianne Productions and by Miléna Poylo and Gilles Sacuto for TS Productions, in co-production with Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma and Belgium’s Films du Fleuve. Likewise supported by an advance on receipts from the CNC, the feature film will be shot in Saint-Étienne and the surrounding area between 12 January and 13 February with Nicolas Eveilleau (She Is Conann [+see also:
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For the record, Marianne Productions is currently backing The Rapture [+see also:
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(Translated from French)