Northern Wind (French: Vent du nord), is a 2017 Franco–Belgian–Tunisian family drama film directed by Walid Mattar and co-produced by Saïd Hamich and Anthony Rey.[1] The film stars Philippe Rebbot with Mohamed Amine Hamzaoui, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corinne Masiero, and Abir Bennani in supporting roles.[2] The film tells the story of Herve who moves Tunisia after his company in France was relocated, but faces lots of struggle.[3][failed verification][4][5]

Northern Wind
FrenchVent du nord
Directed byWalid Mattar
Written byLeyla Bouzid
Claude Le Pape
Walid Mattar
Produced bySaïd Hamich Benlarbi
Anthony Rey
StarringPhilippe Rebbot
Mohamed Amine Hamzaoui
Kacey Mottet Klein
Corinne Masiero
Abir Bennani
CinematographyMartin Rit
Edited byLilian Corbeille
Music byMalek Saied
Production
companies
Propaganda Production
Barney Production
Hélicotronc
Distributed byHakka Distribution
KMBO
Release dates
  • 14 December 2017 (2017-12-14) (France)
  • 10 January 2018 (2018-01-10) (Tunisia)
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesTunisia
France
Belgium
LanguagesFrench
Arabic
Box office$197,676

The film was shot in France and Tunisia. It premiered on 14 December 2017 in France. The film received mixed reviews from critics.[6] In 2017 at the Carthage Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Tanit d'Or for the Best Narrative Feature Film.[7]

Cast

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  • Philippe Rebbot as Hervé Lepoutre
  • Mohamed Amine Hamzaoui as Foued Benslimane
  • Kacey Mottet Klein as Vincent Lepoutre
  • Corinne Masiero as Véronique Lepoutre
  • Abir Bennani as Karima
  • Khaled Brahmi as Chiheb
  • Thierry Hancisse as Bernard
  • Nissaf Ben Hafsia as Zina Ben Slimane
  • Marianne Garcia as Femme du vestiaire
  • François Godart as Patrick Lefevre

References

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  1. ^ AlloCine. "Vent du Nord" (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  2. ^ Filmstarts. "Vent du Nord" (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  3. ^ "Filmpodium: Vent du Nord". www.filmpodium.ch (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  4. ^ "Northern Wind". Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  5. ^ "Northern Wind (2017)". Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  6. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (2018-03-30). "'Northern Wind' ('Vent du nord'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  7. ^ "Northern Wind (Vent du Nord)". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
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