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Directed by | Nicolas Boukhrief |
Written by | Éric Besnard Nicolas Boukhrief |
Produced by | Clément Miserez Matthieu Warter |
Starring | Malik Zidi Dimitri Storoge François Civil Nassim Si Ahmed Ahmed Dramé |
Cinematography | Patrick Ghiringhelli |
Edited by | Lydia Decobert |
Music by | Robin Coudert |
Production companies | Radar Films Pretty Pictures |
Distributed by | Pretty Pictures |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Made in France (working title: L'Enquête) is a 2015 French thriller crime drama film directed by Nicolas Boukhrief and co-written by Boukhrief with Éric Besnard. Filming began on 25 August 2014 in Paris, and wrapped on 3 October 2014. The film had its premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in October 2015.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Sam, a freelance journalist, decides to investigate the growing phenomenon of disaffected youth joining extremist groups. He infiltrates a group of four young people who have been tasked with the creation of a jihadist cell and whose mission is to destabilise the city centre of Paris.
Cast
[edit]- Malik Zidi as Sam
- Dimitri Storoge as Hassan
- François Civil as Christophe
- Nassim Si Ahmed as Driss
- Ahmed Dramé as Sidi
- Franck Gastambide as Dubreuil
- Judith Davis as Laure
- Nailia Harzoune as Zora
- Nicolas Grandhomme as Herbelin
- Assaad Bouab as The imam
- Malek Oudjail as Ahmed
- Laurent Alexandre as the tattooed man
Release
[edit]The film was initially set for release in early 2015. However, the original distributor SND Films exited the project after the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks, apparently due to the sensitivity of the subject matter. The rights to the film were then acquired by Pretty Pictures.[3]
The release was delayed to 18 November 2015; however following the Paris attacks on 13 November 2015, Pretty Pictures withdrew the promotional campaign and delayed release again.[4] The film was released on video-on-demand on TF1 on 29 January 2016.[5]
The postponement made international news. It was reported in the United States SA (e.p. Los Angeles Times,[6] Time,[7] Daily News,[8] The Washington Examiner[9]), Australia (e.p. SBS,[10] News.com.au[11]), Great Britain (e.p.The Guardian,[12] The Daily Telegraph[13]), Germany (e.p.Stern,[14] Handelsblatt,[15] Focus,[16] Der Tagesspiegel [17]), Italy (e.p. The Huffington Post[18] and Il Foglio[19]) and other countries all over the world.
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicolas Boukhrief shooting L'Enquête". Cineuropa. 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Made in France". Pretty Pictures. 22 February 2015.
- ^ "Un Français fait peur, mais peur de quoi ?". Première.
- ^ AP, via Toronto Star: "U2, Foo Fighters cancel Paris gigs after deadly attacks", 14 November 2015.
- ^ Willsher, Kim (24 January 2016). "'I'd rather have prevented the Paris attacks than predicted them' says film director". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "'Made in France' release postponed following attacks in Paris". Los Angeles Times. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "French Terror Attack Film Postpones Release". Time. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Release of film about terrorists attacking Paris postponed". Daily News (New York). 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "The dark prediction of 'Made in France'". The Washington Examiner. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "French terrorist thriller 'Made in France' release postponed". SBS (Australian TV channel). 16 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "French terrorism thriller Made in France delayed after Paris attacks". News.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Child, Ben (16 November 2015). "Release of film about French terror cell called off after Paris attacks". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "French jihadist thriller pulled from cinemas". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Wegen erschreckender Parallelen: Kinostart von Terrorfilm abgesagt". Stern. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Französischer Terror-Thriller kommt zur Unzeit". Handelsblatt. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Nach Anschlägen: Terror-Thriller "Made in France" verschoben". Focus. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "Dschihad auf der Leinwand". Der Tagesspiegel Online. Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ ""Made in France" di Nicolas Boukhrief, rinviata l'uscita del thriller sui jihadaisti in Francia". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ ""Made in France", il film sugli attentati in Francia (ma che è stato girato prima che avvenissero)". Il Foglio. Retrieved 16 November 2015.