The Assistant
A film by Christophe Ali et Nicolas Bonilauri, 2015-
Genre: Thriller
Languages: French
Format: 2.35 – 16/9
Sound: 5.1
Running time: 87 min
Countries: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Year: 2015
SYNOPSIS
-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
-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
-FESTIVALS
-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