20 Jun 2023
L'Acteur
Raphaël is an actor. For the first time, he has the lead role in a feature film. No one understands why he was chosen. In fact, no one really understands him.
Making Of
Welcome in the wonderful world of cinema!
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!
Top Billed Cast
Denis Podalydès Simon
Jonathan Cohen Alain / Jim
Stefan Crepon Joseph
Souheila Yacoub Nadia / Oudia
Emmanuelle Bercot Viviane
Xavier Beauvois Marquez
Valérie Donzelli Alice
Riad Gahmi Jeff
Thaïs Vauquières Cathy
Orlando Vauthier Jules
Thomas Silberstein L'assistant-réalisateur
Emilia Derou-Bernal Marion
Matilda Kime La cheffe opp
Karim Seghair Mansour
Rachid Bouzid Mehdi
Arnaud Pilarczyk Arnaud
Stéphanie Bailly Marie
Antoine Berry Le machiniste
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