The Madness Express (2023)
Sébastien, a conscientious and professional train inspector, dreams of being transferred to the South of France. To validate his transfer, he has to make one last routine run under the supervision of Madeleine, a slightly sociopathic inspector who won't let him go. That's when everything goes wrong: between a driver who thinks he's driving a fighter jet, a jealous colleague and passengers who are each crazier than the last, what was supposed to be a formality turns into the worst trip of his life.
Director:
Olivier Van Hoofstadt
Writers:
Olivier Van Hoofstadt, Frédéric Jurie.
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Artus as Sébastien |
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Elsa Zylberstein as Madeleine |
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Benjamin Tranié as Simon |
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Maël Rouin Berrandou as Adel |
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Nicolas Lumbreras as Mickaël Pichard |
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Bérangère McNeese as Léa |
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Louise Coldefy as Sabine, l'ex-femme de Simon |
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Philippe Duquesne as Patrick, le chef de gare |
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Lyes Salem as Le père d'Adel |
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Marc Riso as Fabrice, le conducteur du train |
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Mourade Zeguendi as Le fuyard |
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Jean-Luc Couchard as Capitaine J.C. |
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Sarah Suco as Ghislaine |
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Eugénie Derouand as Annie |
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Nathanaël Beausivoir as Oumar |
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Marie Lanchas as Elodie, la femme enceinte |
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Lison Daniel as Marie, la sophrologue activiste |
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Jenny Letellier as Tony, l'encadrante vigile |
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Laura Laune as La négociatrice |
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Delphine Théodore as La secrétaire de direction |
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Pierre-Henry Dutrieux as Policier 1, conducteur |
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Paul Taylor as Dick, le supporter anglais |
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Dobra Szwinkel as La working-girl |
| Directing | Olivier Van Hoofstadt | Director |
| Writing | Olivier Van Hoofstadt | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frédéric Jurie | Screenplay |
| Sound | Guillaume Pellerin | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Cyrille Hermant | Grip |
| Crew | Jérôme Gaspard | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Céline Richard | Stunts |
| Sound | Stéphane Roche | Sound |
| Crew | Marie Bouvet | Stunt Double |
| Crew | David Scherer | Makeup Effects |
| Lighting | Jaoued Dugueyt | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Bruno Degrave | Director of Photography |
| Art | Bertrand Hée | Set Designer |
| Art | Héloïse Lecointre de Winter | Set Designer |
| Crew | Ahmed Chouikhi | Stunts |
| Lighting | Alexandre O'Toole | Electrician |
| Lighting | Mickael Georgeault | Electrician |
| Art | Samuel Teisseire | Production Design |
| Art | Patrick Schmitt | Supervising Art Director |
| Camera | Olivier Crayemeersch | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Scherer | Prosthetics |
| Art | Alyssa Gonthier | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Sound | Stéphane Roché | Sound |
| Art | Patrick Schmitt | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Sebastien Demarigny | Key Grip |
| Sound | Enzo Petit | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Aurélie Assié Lécroart | Extras Casting |
| Lighting | Arthur Barrow | Electrician |
| Crew | Teddy Ponceau | Stunts |
| Lighting | Mathieu Brémond | Gaffer |
| Camera | Eric Fontenelle | Best Boy Grip |
| Lighting | Alexis Bonnet | Electrician |
| Production | Jawahine Zentar | Casting |
| Art | Nicolas Doerler | Props |
| Lighting | Géraud De Tournemire | Rigging Gaffer |
| Production | Benoît Pilot | Production Manager |