A BIG HIT
Directed by Emmanuel Courcol
2020
France
1h46
Starring : Kad Merad, Marina Hands, Pierre Lottin, Sofian Khammes, David Ayala, Laurent Stocker
Cinematography : Yann Maritaud
Music : Fred Avril
Scénario : Emmanuel Courcol
Editing : Guerric Catala
Production : Marc Bordure, Robert Guédiguian (Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo)
Synopsis
Étienne, an actor going through a hard time, agrees to run a theatre course in prison. Surprised by the acting talents of the inmates, he comes up with the idea of staging a play with them, Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. A wonderful human adventure ensues. An optimistic, warm and very funny fable, which deftly avoids all the pitfalls inherent in this type of tale.
Biographie
Emmanuel Courcol
Born in 1957. He wrote a number of film scripts, including, in collaboration with Philippe Lioret (Mademoiselle, The Light, Welcome and All Our Desires). In 2013 he directs the short film Géraldine je t’aime, then his first feature film, Ceasefire, which was presented in Arras Film Festival in 2016. The Big Hit is his second feature film.
Contact
Vente internationale : MK2 (Paris) www.mk2films.com
Distribution France : Memento Films www.memento-films.com