The first clapperboard has slammed today on Les Braises, Thomas Kruithof’s 3rd feature film after the acclaimed works The Eavesdropper [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Thomas Kruithof
scheda film] (well-received in Venice’s 2021 Orizzonti line-up). Dazzling at the head of the cast is Belgian actress Virginie Efira (awarded 2023’s Best Actress César for Paris Memories [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Rebecca Zlotowski
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intervista: Valérie Donzelli
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intervista: Delphine Deloget
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intervista: Cédric Kahn
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intervista: Lukas Dhont
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intervista: Olivier Masset-Depasse
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Written by Thomas Kruithof himself, in league with Jean-Baptiste Delafon (who previously collaborated with the director on Promises and also co-wrote the series Of Money and Blood [+leggi anche:
intervista: Xavier Giannoli
scheda series], among other works), the story revolves around Karine and Jimmy, a tight couple whose lives are upended when Karine takes part in the social revolt which is rocking the nation...

Les Braises is produced by Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber on behalf of 24 25 Films (of Mediawan Group) in co-production with Wild Bunch (who are also managing distribution in French cinemas), France 3 Cinéma, Atelier de Production, Kallouche Cinéma, Les Films Velvet and Srab Films. Pre-purchased by Canal+, Ciné+ and France Télévisions, the feature film also enjoys support from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

The seven-week film shoot will press on until 2 December in Île-de-France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (specifically in Limoges and Angoulême) with Belgium’s Christophe Beaucarne (awarded the 2022 César in his speciality for Lost Illusions [+leggi anche:
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For the record, 24 25 Films have produced all of Thomas Kruithof’s feature films and are set to release Hassan Guerrar’s Little Algérie [+leggi anche:
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