Shot between 25 July and 31 August, The Victoria System by Sylvain Desclous is now in post-production. This will be the director’s 4th feature film after Who’s Your Daddy? [+leggi anche:
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The cast will be led by Damien Bonnard (nominated for the 2020 and 2022 Best Actor Césars via Les Misérables [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ladj Ly
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intervista: Joachim Lafosse
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intervista: Suzy Bemba
Q&A: Yorgos Lanthimos
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Written by Sylvain Desclous, Laurette Polmanss (nominated for the 2019 Best Adapted Screenplay César via An Impossible Love [+leggi anche:
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The Victoria System is produced by Julien Deris and David Gauquié on behalf of Cinéfrance Studios and by Kristina Larsen for Madison Films, and has been pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+. Distribution in France is entrusted to The Jokers and international sales to France TV Distribution.

For the record, Cinéfrance Studios are currently overseeing post-production on Boléro [+leggi anche:
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