16/03/2023 - Souheila Yacoub, India Hair and Jonathan Couzinié are also in the cast of Aude Léa Rapin’s second feature, produced by Les Films du Bal and sold by Orange Studio

Actress Adèle Exarchopoulos (© Georges Biard)

On 6 March began the shoot in Saint-Raphaël of Planète B, Aude Léa Rapin’s second feature after Heroes Don’t Die [+see also:
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In the cast, the actress is supported by Swiss actress Souheila Yacoub (great in particular in Climax [+see also:
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interview: Souheila Yacoub
film profile] and Rise [+see also:
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film profile], 2022 Shooting Star of the European Film Promotion – read the interview – and in cinemas on 19 April in Before We Collapse [+see also:
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film profile], nominated twice for the Best Newcomer César including for Fishlove [+see also:
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film profile] in 2021), Jonathan Couzinié (already in Heroes Don’t Die), Marc Barbé (seen recently in Goodbye Mister Wong [+see also:
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film profile], in cinemas on 22 March in De grandes espérances and on 5 April in The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan), Grace Seri (A Violent Desire for Joy [+see also:
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Written by the director, the script plunges into a night in the midst of a nationwide revolt when a handful of activists suddenly disappear. Among them is 30-year-old Julia Bombarth. She wakes up in a totally unknown world: Planet B.

Produced by Ève Robin for Les Films du Bal, Planète B is co-produced by France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes-Cinéma and Belgian outfit Wrong Men. Pre-bought by France Télévisions and by Netflix for the second window, the feature is also supported by the advance on receipt of the CNC, the South region, VOO and BeTV, Proximus, the RTBF, the Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and Sofica Cinémage, Cineventure and La Banque Postale Image. The 43 shooting days will unfold in Saint-Rapaël, Grenoble and Lyon, and will end on 10 May with a day in Île-de-France. Jeanne Lapoirie (three-time César nominee in her field) is the director of photography. Distribution in French cinemas will be handled by Le Pacte and international sales by Orange Studio.

For the record, Les Films du Bal has in post-production Adrien Beau's The Vourdalak [+see also:
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interview: Adrien Beau
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(Translated from French)