Since 19 September, Malek Bensmaïl, who’s well-known for his documentaries (including La Chine est encore loin, Checks and Balances and Aliénations), has been shooting his first fiction feature film Meursault contre-enquête, a project previously halted in May 2022 due to the passing of Ahmed Benaïssa.

Starring in the cast are Hiam Abbass (nominated for the 2018 Best Actress Lumière thanks to In Syria [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Romain Gavras
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Written by Malek Bensmaïl and Jacques Fieschi (awarded 2021’s Best Adaptation César for Lost Illusions [+leggi anche:
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Meursault contre-enquête is produced by Fred Prémel on behalf of Tita B Productions and by Hachemi Zertal for Algerian firm Hikayet Films, in co-production with Belgium’s Need Productions and Switzerland’s Imagofilm. Notably backed by the CNC (via an advance on receipts and the Fonds Images de la Diversité fund), the Ile-de-France region and Procirep, the movie will be shot over a four-week period in Oran, Algiers and Hadjout, wrapping on 13 October with Gilles Porte heading up photography. The film’s release in French cinemas will fall to Dulac Distribution.