On Tuesday 30 March, Sébastien Betbeder wrapped the shoot for his eighth feature, Thick and Thin [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Frédéric Dubreuil
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The story, written by the director, revolves around Thomas, a freelance journalist at Le Courrier Picard who is profiling Usé, an unusual musician and a former candidate for the local elections in Amiens. As they are getting to know each other a little better, they stumble upon the lifeless body of Jojo, who comes back to life before their very eyes. Their lives are then turned upside down…

Produced by Frédéric Dubreuil for Envie de tempête Productions (which is partnering with the director for the sixth time on a feature of his), Thick and Thin has been pre-purchased by Ciné+ and has secured backing from the CNC’s advance on receipts, and from the Hauts-de-France (via Pictanovo) and Normandy regions. The 29-day shoot took place in Amiens and the Seine Maritime department, with Romain Le Bonniec in charge of the cinematography. The French distribution will be handled by Rezo Films.

As a reminder, Envie de tempête Productions recently won the 2021 César Award for Best Short Film with So What If the Goats Die by Sofia Alaoui. The Paris-based outfit also has A demain mon amour by Basile Carré-Agostini in post-production, which will be distributed by Jour2Fête. Also supported by the CNC’s advance on receipts and the Ile-de-France region, among other sources, this documentary centres on Monique and Michel, a couple of upper-class sociologists, who spend a lot of time in their detached house decked with flowers in the Parisian suburbs. They have been in love for over 50 years, have a decent pension and possess various assets. But as they are slightly unhinged and particularly sensitive to injustice, they have decided to stand up to the president of the French Republic and, while they’re at it, the entire global capitalist system...