THE NEW TOY
by James Huth
synopsis
Samy lives happily outside the system, in the housing projects, alongside his childhood friends and his wife Jihane, who is expecting their first child. To provide for the needs of his future family – very reluctantly – he takes a job as a night watchman in a luxury goods store. Philippe Etienne is the wealthiest man in France. Cold, unfeeling, since his wife died a year ago, he has devoted himself entirely to his business. Alexandre – his only son, and heir to the entire Etienne fortune – keeps his father at arms’ length, seeking refuge in the lonely world of the spoiled child. For his birthday, Philippe opens the toy department of the store where Samy works and tells Alexandre he can take whatever he wants. Alexandre chooses Samy!
international title: | The New Toy |
original title: | Le nouveau jouet |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2022 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | James Huth |
film run: | 112' |
release date: | FR 19/10/2022, BE 19/10/2022, HU 22/12/2022 |
screenplay: | Jamel Debbouze, Mohamed Hamidi, James Huth, Sonja Shillito, Francis Veber |
cast: | Jamel Debbouze, Daniel Auteuil, Simon Faliu, Alice Belaïdi, Anna Cervinka, Aton, Laurent Saint-Gérard, Salim Kissari, Lucia Sanchez, Dorylia Calmel |
cinematography by: | Stéphane Le Parc |
film editing: | Monica Coleman |
art director: | Stéphane Makedonsky |
costumes designer: | Camille Janbon |
music: | Goodwing & Foltz |
producer: | Richard Grandpierre |
executive producer: | Richard Grandpierre |
associate producer: | Laine R. Kline, Muriel Sauzay |
line producer: | Frédéric Doniguian |
production: | Eskwad, M6 Films |
distributor: | Sony Pictures Releasing France, Cinéart |