Noticed for his short film Rikishi (2017) and his TV documentary Samaritain (winner of the 2019 Étoile de la Scam), Julien Menanteau has just wrapped filming on his first fiction feature film: Lads [+leggi anche:
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Standing out in the cast are Marco Luraschi (spotted in the role of young Pierre Durand in Jappeloup [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Romain Gavras
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intervista: Christian Petzold
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intervista: Xavier Giannoli
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Written by the director together with Nour Ben Salem (Hard Shell, Soft Shell [+leggi anche:
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Produced by Laurent Lavolé for Gloria Films Production, Lads is co-produced by Pictanovo (Hauts-de-France region) and by Belgium’s Beside Productions. Pre-bought by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film also benefits from the support of the CNC’s advance on receipts and of the Cinéventure and Cofimage Soficas. The seven weeks of filming took place from 23 October to 7 December with Belgium’s Julien Ramirez Hernan (The Sixth Child [+leggi anche:
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For the record, Gloria Films Production is also behind the documentaries After The Evil by Tamara Erde and Les Vieux by Claus Drexel in post-production.