Country: France
Year: 2015
Duration: 102'
A freak summer, the kind that remains in the collective memory, when the heat could destroy an entire harvest. This is what batters a village in the French countryside and makes the asphalt sizzle, the fields burn and the inhabitants gasp for air. The heatwave is stifling, it makes tension rise and feeds discontent. Toward one person in particular, a rather slow-witted young man who has a talent for creating problems. After all, it’s his fault if things are going bad at the village. Maybe it would be better if he were gone. And when his corpse is found, it’s clear that someone has turned words into action.
Biography
film director
Raphaël Jacoulot
Raphaël Jacoulot (Besançon, France, 1971) debuted in 2000 with the short La lisière, produced by La Fémis, which was followed the next year by Le ravissement, presented at the Semaine internationale de la critique at Cannes. In 2006 he debuted in feature films with Barrage, which was presented at many festivals, including the Forum at the Berlin Film Festival, and in 2011 he made his second feature film, Avant l’aube, which participated at many international competitions, such as COLCOA in Los Angeles and Cinemania, the French film festival in Montreal.
FILMOGRAFIA
La lisière (cm, 2000), Le ravissement (mm, 2001), Barrage (2006), Avant l’aube (2011), Coup de chaud (2015).
Declaration
film director
“It’s the first time that I begin with such documentary material. This unusual episode, which happened in the region where I was born, moved something inside me. I was struck by the fact that citizens who are no better or worse than others, in a particular moment in their lives, could have found relief through the violent death of one of them, who was held responsible somehow for their suffering. I wanted to talk about our world, our society; a sick society that continuously tries to put the blame on someone.”
Cast
& Credits
regia/director
Raphaël Jacoulot
soggetto/story
Julie Darfeuil
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Lise Machebœuf, Raphaël Jacoulot
fotografia/cinematography
Benoît Chamaillard
montaggio/film editing
François Quiqueré
scenografia/production design
Valérie Saradjian
costumi/costume design
Elisabeth Tavernier
musica/music
André Dziezuk
suono/sound
Sébastien Savine
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Karim Leklou (Josef Bousou), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Daniel Huot-Marchand), Grégory Gadebois (Rodolphe Blin), Carole Franck (Diane), Isabelle Sadoyan (Odette), Sofian Benghaffor (Yacine), Lila Lacombe (Laura), Manon Valentin (Manon), Serra Yilmaz (Josiane Bousou), Camille Figuereo (Bénédicte Blin), Agathe Dronne (Valérie)
produttori/producers
Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto
coproduttori/coproducers
Jacques-Henri, Olivier Bronckart, Tanguy Dekeyser
contatti/contacts
Doc & Film International
Hanna Horner
h.horner@docandfilm.com
www.docandfilm.com
Raphaël Jacoulot
soggetto/story
Julie Darfeuil
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Lise Machebœuf, Raphaël Jacoulot
fotografia/cinematography
Benoît Chamaillard
montaggio/film editing
François Quiqueré
scenografia/production design
Valérie Saradjian
costumi/costume design
Elisabeth Tavernier
musica/music
André Dziezuk
suono/sound
Sébastien Savine
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Karim Leklou (Josef Bousou), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Daniel Huot-Marchand), Grégory Gadebois (Rodolphe Blin), Carole Franck (Diane), Isabelle Sadoyan (Odette), Sofian Benghaffor (Yacine), Lila Lacombe (Laura), Manon Valentin (Manon), Serra Yilmaz (Josiane Bousou), Camille Figuereo (Bénédicte Blin), Agathe Dronne (Valérie)
produttori/producers
Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto
coproduttori/coproducers
Jacques-Henri, Olivier Bronckart, Tanguy Dekeyser
contatti/contacts
Doc & Film International
Hanna Horner
h.horner@docandfilm.com
www.docandfilm.com
