Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz has been shooting her debut feature film, Le triangle d’or, since 20 October. A graduate of La Fémis with six short films under her belt (including Les reines du mambo, Ibiza and Les mains sales), the director has chosen two young rising stars for the movie’s lead roles, namely Malou Khebizi (nominated for the Best Newcomer César and Lumière awards in 2025 via Wild Diamond [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Agathe Riedinger
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intervista: Robin Campillo
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intervista: Prïncia Car
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intervista: Rana Kazkaz e Anas Khalaf
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intervista: Wissam Charaf
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Written by the director in league with Pauline Guéna (who wrote the original book behind The Night of the 12th [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Dominik Moll
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Le triangle d’or is being produced by Marie-Ange Luciani on behalf of Les Films de Pierre, in co-production with France 2 Cinéma, MK Productions, Belgian firm Les Films du Fleuve and Canada’s 9245-1236 Québec Inc. Pre-purchased by Canal+, Ciné+ OCS and France Télévisions, the feature film also enjoys support from the Gan Film Foundation, Procirep-Angoa and the SOFICA company Cofinova. Filming will continue until 2 December with David Chambille (New Wave [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Stéphane Demoustier
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intervista: Anna Cazenave Cambet
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intervista: Lawrence Valin
scheda film]). World sales are steered by mk2 Films while the film’s distribution in French cinemas will fall to Ad Vitam.