The Assistant

A film by Christophe Ali et Nicolas Bonilauri, 2015
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Genre: Thriller

Languages: French

Format: 2.35 – 16/9

Sound: 5.1

Running time: 87 min

Countries: France, Luxembourg, Belgium

Year: 2015

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SYNOPSIS

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As he is driving his wife to the maternity ward, Thomas runs over and kills a young man on the road. Marie-France, the mother, will not get over the mourning of her lost son. Nine years have passed. Marie-France has become Thomas’ secretary and dangerously starts to interfere into his life, with one idea in mind: to get closer to his son…

CREDITS

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Directors : Christophe Ali et Nicolas Bonilauri

Script : Christophe Ali, Nicolas Bonilauri, Jacques Sotty et Philippe Blasband

Image : Nicolas Massart

Sound : Philippe Kohn

Decors : Paul Rouschop

Costumes : Aliette Vliers

Editing : Erwin Ryckaert

Music : Jérôme Lemonnier

 

Cast:

 

Nathalie Baye : Marie-France

Malik Zidi : Thomas

Johan Leysen : Eric

Sabrina Seyvecou : Audrey

Jean-Stan Dupac : Léo

Pierre-Alain Chapuis : Jean-Marc

Hervé Sogne : Pierre

Claudine Pelletier : Liliane

Aissatou Diop : Iman

Valérie Bodson : The mayor

 

Produced by Cinéma Defacto (FR), Tarantula (LU), Artemis (BE).

 

International sales : BAC Films

GALLERY

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Malik Zidi est Thomas - ©Tarantula
Nathalie Baye et Malik Zidi - ©Tarantula
Malik Zidi et Nathalie Baye - ©Tarantula
Léo et Marie-France - ©Tarantula
Nathalie Baye et Jean-Stan Dupac - ©Tarantula
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Nathalie Baye est Marie-France - ©Tarantula

FESTIVALS

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Champs-Elysées Film Festival

Angoulême French Film Festival

Namur French Film Festival

Tübingen Stuttgart French Film Festival

Cinemania (Montréal, Qc)

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Fribourg International Film Festival

Festival Focus on French Cinema, NYC