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EXCLUSIVA: Thomas Kruithof rueda Les Braises
por Fabien Lemercier
- Virginie Efira y Arieh Worthalter protagonizan la nueva película del director de Promesas en París, que produce 24 25 Films y vende Elle Driver
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The first clapperboard has slammed today on Les Braises, Thomas Kruithof’s 3rd feature film after the acclaimed works The Eavesdropper [+lee también:
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entrevista: Thomas Kruithof
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entrevista: Alice Winocour
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entrevista: Rebecca Zlotowski
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entrevista: Valérie Donzelli
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entrevista: Delphine Deloget
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entrevista: Cédric Kahn
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entrevista: Lukas Dhont
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entrevista: Olivier Masset-Depasse
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Written by Thomas Kruithof himself, in league with Jean-Baptiste Delafon (who previously collaborated with the director on Promises and also co-wrote the series Of Money and Blood [+lee también:
entrevista: Xavier Giannoli
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Les Braises is produced by Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber on behalf of 24 25 Films (of Mediawan Group) in co-production with Wild Bunch (who are also managing distribution in French cinemas), France 3 Cinéma, Atelier de Production, Kallouche Cinéma, Les Films Velvet and Srab Films. Pre-purchased by Canal+, Ciné+ and France Télévisions, the feature film also enjoys support from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
The seven-week film shoot will press on until 2 December in Île-de-France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (specifically in Limoges and Angoulême) with Belgium’s Christophe Beaucarne (awarded the 2022 César in his speciality for Lost Illusions [+lee también:
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entrevista: Xavier Giannoli
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For the record, 24 25 Films have produced all of Thomas Kruithof’s feature films and are set to release Hassan Guerrar’s Little Algérie [+lee también:
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