Draft:The Wonderers
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| The Wonderers | |
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| French | Qui brille au combat |
| Directed by | Joséphine Japy |
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Production company | Cowboys Films |
| Distributed by | Apollo Distribution |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Wonderers (French: Qui brille au combat) is an upcoming French drama film directed by Joséphine Japy in her directorial debut, from a screenplay she co-wrote with Olivier Torres based on the true story of her younger sister who has a severe disability. It stars Mélanie Laurent, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Angelina Woreth and Sarah Pachoud. The film is expected to be released in 2025.
Plot
[edit]Set in the French Riviera, it follows a family dealing with the severe disability of their youngest daughter, 13-year-old Bertille, while her older sister, 17-year-old Marion, seeks refuge in a relationship with an older boy.
Cast
[edit]- Mélanie Laurent
- Pierre-Yves Cardinal
- Angelina Woreth
- Sarah Pachoud
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]The Wonderers is the directorial debut of French actress Joséphine Japy.[1] The screenplay, co-written by Japy and Olivier Torres,[2][3] was based on the true story of Japy's younger sister, Bertille, who has a severe disability.[4] The film was produced by Cowboys Films.[1]
Mélanie Laurent, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Angelina Woreth and Sarah Pachoud were announced in the cast on 4 September 2024.[1] Laurent directed Japy in her second film as a director, the coming-of-age drama Breathe (2014), which earned Japy a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress.[5]
The film's original title was Bertille.[6] Japy said she was looking at the meaning of her sister's name and found out that it means "the one who shines in battle" (or "woman warrior"), and literally "qui brille au combat" in French,[4] which ended up being the film's final title in French.[4]
Filming
[edit]Principal photography began in the South of France on 18 September 2024.[1]
Release
[edit]Apollo Distribution will release the film in France by mid-2025.[1] Pulsar Content handles international sales and presented the film to buyers at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Goodfellow, Melanie (4 September 2024). "Pulsar Content Boards Joséphine Japy's 'The Wonderers' With Mélanie Laurent, Pierre-Yves Cardinal & Angelina Woreth". Deadline.
- ^ "Qui brille au combat". ScriptOclap (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Olivier Torres - Scénariste". UBBA (in French). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ a b c El Himani, Rime (15 May 2024). "Joséphine Japy (Tapie sur Netflix) très émue en se confiant sur le handicap de sa petite soeur". Télé-Loisirs (in French).
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2 March 2015). "Film Movement Acquires U.S. Rights to Melanie Laurent's 'Breathe' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Meeus, Carl (7 November 2023). "Joséphine Japy: la double vie de l'héroïne de la série Tapie". Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- The Wonderers at IMDb
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