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Mohamed Hamidi finaliza el rodaje de Citoyen d'honneur
por Fabien Lemercier
- Kad Merad, Fatsah Bouyahmed y Oulaya Amamra protagonizan la adaptación francesa de El ciudadano ilustre, producida por Axel Films
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Having kicked off on 5 March in Morocco, filming on Citoyen d'honneur, the 5th feature film by Mohamed Hamidi (discovered in 2013 via Homeland [+lee también:
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Adapted by Mohamed Hamidi and Alain-Michel Blanc (the winner of the 2006 Best Original Screenplay César for Live and Become [+lee también:
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Citoyen d'honneur is produced by Christophe Cervoni on behalf of Axel Films, in co-production with Apollo Films (who will manage distribution in French movie theatres), C8 Films (who have also pre-purchased the picture) and Janine Films.
(Traducción del francés)