The Hugo's Brain (2012)
The Hugo's Brain is a French documentary-drama about autism. The documentary crosses authentic autistic stories with a fiction story about the life of an autistic (Hugo), from childhood to adulthood, portraying his difficulties and his handicap.
Director: Sophie Révil
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Sophie Marceau as Narration |
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Charles Fresse as Hugo (14 ans) |
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Thomas Coumans as Hugo (22 ans) |
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Arly Jover as Elisa, La mère d'Hugo |
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Thierry Godard as Le psychiatre |
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Jennifer Decker as |
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Cécile Rittweger as La mère du square |
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Valentine Alaqui as Capucine |
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Guillaume Briat as Le bibliothécaire |
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Christian Cloarec as Professeur Bouvier |
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Mathilde Lebas as La maitresse de CM1 |
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Kilyann Lefevre as Hugo (6 ans) |
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Paolo Martinelli as Hugo (3 ans) |
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Christine Murillo as Madame M |
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Fabienne Périneau as La maitresse de CP |
| Directing | Sophie Révil | Director |
| Writing | Sophie Révil | Writer |
| Production | Denis Carot | Producer |
| Production | Marie Masmonteil | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Laurent Machuel | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Stéphane Moucha | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jérôme Bréau | Editor |
| Editing | Jacqueline Mariani | Editor |
| Production | Michaël Laguens | Casting |
| Art | Yann Biquand | Art Direction |
| Art | Marie-Laure Valla | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurence Otteny | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Vincent Milner | Foley Artist |