Willy 1er is a 2016 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma, Marielle Gautier and Hugo P. Thomas. The film centres on a 50-year-old man who, after the death of his twin brother, leaves his parents' house for the first time to settle in a nearby village.[3][4] The film was awarded the Prix d'Ornano-Valenti for outstanding first film at the 2016 Deauville American Film Festival.[5]
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| Directed by | Ludovic Boukherma Zoran Boukherma Marielle Gautier Hugo P. Thomas |
| Written by | Ludovic Boukherma Zoran Boukherma Marielle Gautier Hugo P. Thomas |
| Produced by | Pierre-Louis Garnon Frédéric Jouve |
| Starring | Daniel Vannet Noémie Lvovsky Romain Léger |
| Cinematography | Thomas Rames |
| Edited by | Xavier Sirven Héloïse Pelloquet |
| Music by | Hugo P. Thomas Sofiane Kadi |
Production companies | Les Films Velvet Baxter Films |
| Distributed by | UFO Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $500,000[1] |
| Box office | $77.000[2] |
Cast
edit- Daniel Vannet as Willy / Michel
- Noémie Lvovsky as Catherine
- Romain Léger as Willy II
- Robert Follet as Willy's father
- Geneviève Plet as Willy's mother
- Eric Jacquet as José
- Alexandre Jacques as Brice
- Léa Viller as Chloé
- Catherine Lefrançois as Sandrine
References
edit- ^ ""Willy 1er", film "do it yourself" sorti de l'école Besson". Next.liberation.fr. 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Willy 1er". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Cannes: ACID unveils 2016 showcase". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Willy 1er: the other, that misfit". Cineuropa.org. 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Willy the First". Festival-deauville.com.
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