The Big Hit (2020)
Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot. When he is allowed to take the colorful band of convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive.
Director:
Emmanuel Courcol
Writers:
Thierry de Carbonnières, Emmanuel Courcol.
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Kad Merad as Étienne Carboni |
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Marina Hands as Ariane |
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Laurent Stocker as Stéphane |
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Pierre Lottin as Jordan Fortineau |
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Wabinlé Nabié as Moussa Traoré |
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Aleksandr Medvedev as Boïko |
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Saïd Benchnafa as Nabil Jouhari |
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David Ayala as Patrick Le Querrec |
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Mathilde Courcol-Rozès as Nina |
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Sofian Khammes as Kamel Ramdane |
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Lamine Cissokho as Alex |
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Samuel Courcol as The young man on the train |
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Adam Baaziz as Nordine - Kamel's son |
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Clément Desormeaux as The policeman of the BAC |
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Selim Ziouane as Killian |
| Directing | Sylvain Yonnet | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Marc Bordure | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christel Birot | Costume Design |
| Editing | Guerric Catala | Editor |
| Camera | Yann Maritaud | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Fred Avril | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Robert Guédiguian | Producer |
| Sound | Pierre Gauthier | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Agathe Lisowski | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Niels Barletta | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Sandy Notarianni | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Directing | Emmanuel Courcol | Director |
| Writing | Thierry de Carbonnières | Screenplay |
| Writing | Emmanuel Courcol | Screenplay |