The Assistant (original title: La Volante) is a 2015 drama-thriller film directed by Christophe Ali and Nicolas Bonilauri and starring Nathalie Baye and Malik Zidi.[1][2]
| The Assistant | |
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| Directed by | Christophe Ali Nicolas Bonilauri |
| Written by | Christophe Ali Nicolas Bonilauri Jacques Sotty Philippe Blasband |
| Produced by | Tom Dercourt Donato Rotunno |
| Starring | Nathalie Baye Malik Zidi |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Massart |
| Edited by | Ewin Ryckaert |
| Music by | Jérôme Lemonnier |
Production companies | Cinéma Defacto Artémis Productions Tarantula Luxembourg |
| Distributed by | Bac Films (France) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium Luxembourg |
| Language | French |
Plot
editOne night, while driving his pregnant wife Audrey to the hospital, Thomas accidentally knocks down and kills a young man on the road. Several years later, Marie-France, the mother of the deceased man, is still unable to recover from the tragedy. She becomes a personal assistant for Thomas, who remains completely unaware of her identity. Soon, Marie-France carries out a methodical plan, making herself become indispensable to Thomas, while interfering in his family affairs and also approaching his son Léon.
Cast
edit- Nathalie Baye as Marie-France Ducret
- Malik Zidi as Thomas Lemans
- Johan Leysen as Éric Lemans
- Sabrina Seyvecou as Audrey Lemans
- Jean Stan Du Pac as Léo Lemans
- Pierre-Alain Chapuis as Jean-Marc
- Hervé Sogne as Pierre
- Aïssatou Diop as Iman
References
edit- ^ "The Assistant". Bac Films International.
- ^ "'The Assistant' ('La Volante'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 September 2015.
External links
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