Making Of
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Simon, a well-known French filmmaker, starts shooting his next film. A story about workers fighting to protect their factory from being relocated. But nothing goes as planned... His producer Viviane wants to rewrite the ending and is threatening to cut the budget; his own crew goes on strike; his personal life is in shambles; and to make things worse, his lead actor Alain is an egocentric jerk. Joseph, an extra who wants to get into the film industry, agrees to direct the making of and shoot the behind-the-scenes. He takes his role very seriously and starts following around the crew, capturing all this mess... What follows is proof that the making of can sometimes be far better than the film itself!
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Cast
34 people
Denis Podalydès
Simon
Known for
Neuilly Yo Mama!
The Teacher
Jonathan Cohen
Alain / Jim
Known for
Army of Thieves
Sentinelle
Stefan Crepon
Joseph
Known for
Lupin
The Bureau
Souheila Yacoub
Nadia / Oudia
Known for
Evil Dead Burn
Climax
Emmanuelle Bercot
Viviane
Known for
My King
Has Fallen
Xavier Beauvois
Marquez
Known for
Let the Sunshine In
Farewell, My Queen
Valérie Donzelli
Alice
Known for
Declaration of War
Notre Dame
Riad Gahmi
Jeff
Also in
Mental
Spies of Terror
Thaïs Vauquières
Cathy
Known for
This is My Mother
Orlando Vauthier
Jules
Also in
Drone Games
Nine Men
Thomas Silberstein
L'assistant-réalisateur
Known for
The Last Duel
Emilia Derou-Bernal
Marion
Known for
Wild Life
Cédric Kahn Director · Samuel Doux Screenplay Fanny Burdino Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.3M · Budget $4M · First release September 4, 2023
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,261,221
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
uMedia
Production
Curiosa Films
Production
Tropdebonheur Productions
Production
Belgium · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2023
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · January 10, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
January 10, 2024 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 9, 2023 · Premiere · Festival Varilux de Cinema Francês
April 11, 2024 · Theatrical
China
June 15, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
France
December 15, 2023 · Premiere · Lyon
December 16, 2023 · Premiere · Les Arcs International Film Festival
December 31, 2023 · Premiere · Pau
January 3, 2024 · Premiere · Quiberon
May 10, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 13, 2024 · Digital
Greece
August 8, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
September 26, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 17, 2025 · Digital
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