23/03/2021 - The first clapperboard is set to slam at the end of April on this movie which is directed by Thierry Binisti, steered by TS Productions and sold by Be For Films

29 April will see Thierry Binisti commence filming on his 3rd fiction feature film Le Prix du passage [+see also:
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film profile] (Best Film trophy in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, three Lumières nominations in 2013 and the winner of the Audience Award at the MyFrenchFilmFestival), the director has assembled a cast composed of Alice Isaaz (nominated for the 2015 Acting Revelation Lumières award courtesy of Smart Ass [+see also:
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film profile], well received in Elle [+see also:
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film profile], Blue is the Warmest Colour [+see also:
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interview: Abdellatif Kechiche
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interview: Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
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interview: Guillaume Senez ­
interview: Kacey Mottet Klein
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Written by Sophie Gueydon and Pierre Chosson (who was nominated for 2015’s Best Original Screenplay César thanks to Hippocrates [+see also:
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film profile]), the story revolves around 25-year-old Natacha, a young single mother who’s a waitress in a snack bar and who’s struggling to raise her 8-year-old son Enzo. Torn between a yearning for emancipation and the comfort that her mother Irène insists upon offering her, Natacha feels trapped. Meeting Walid, who is waiting until he has raised sufficient funds to pay his passage to England, will open up her eyes to new horizons and help her take steps towards a new life...

Le Prix du passage is produced by Miléna Poylo and Gilles Sacuto on behalf of TS Productions (with Constance Penchenat acting as associate producer) and is co-produced by Belgian group Artémis Productions. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film also enjoys the support of the Hauts-de-France region (via Pictanovo) and the SOFICA companies Palatine Etoile and Indéfilms, as well as backing from La Sélection (Groupe Ouest/Gan Foundation). Shooting is scheduled to unfold between 29 April and 7 May in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Dunkirk, Gravelines and Toulon with Martin Rit at the helm of photography. Distribution in France will be managed by Diaphana whilst international sales will be steered by Be For Films.

For the record, TS Productions’ current film slate includes Les Héroïques [+see also:
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film profile] by Maxime Roy, which is awaiting its cinema release.

(Translated from French)