Céline, a fifteen year-old girl, is constantly on the move since her mother’s imprisonment. After escaping her tutors, a well-known couple Mr. and Mrs. Van Eyck take her in. Céline becomes determined to stay with the couple and tries quite successfully to please them. She cleverly wins their trust with her deceptive charm. Until one day a series of discoveries about Celine’s intentions test the Van Eycks’s faith in her…
In French theaters : May 12th, 2010
In Canadian theaters : April 8th, 2011
Cast
Pascal GREGGORY, Anais DEMOUSTIER, Ludmila MIKAEL, Sylvain DIEUAIDE, Aurélia PETIT, Hubert SAINT-MACARY, Catherine BENGUIGUI, Jacques NOURDIN, Jacky LAMBERT, Hassan KOUBBA.
Official film website
The Crew
DIRECTION & SCREENPLAY: Olivier COUSSEMACQ
PRODUCTION: Nicolas BREVIÈRE
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alexis KAVYRCHINE
SOUND : Julien N’GO TRONG
EDITING: Stéphanie ARAUD
SOUND EDITING: Benoît ALRIC
SOUND MIXING: Christian FONTAINE
SET DESIGNER: Michel CARMONA
COSTUME DESIGNER: Coco BARANDON
MAKE-UP: Laetitia RUFFEZ
HAIR STYLIST: Manu MALVILLE
PRODUCTION UNIT MANAGER: Véronique LAMARCHE
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Nathalie GUERRIN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Nathalie COHEN-HADRIA
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jean-Claude MOIREAU
MUSIC: Sarah MURCIA
Critics
LE JOURNAL DU DIMANCHE
“Notre film préféré.”
MARIE CLAIRE
“L’objectivité du récit fait la richesse de cette histoire de manipulation.”
AVANTAGES
“Un thriller psychologique efficace.”
ENVY
“Un trio d’acteurs impeccable.”
EXCESSIF
“Olivier Coussemacq emmène le spectateur au cœur d’une tragédie aux accents raciniens.”
Festivals
Karlovy Vary 2010
Best Actress Award – Anaïs Demoustier
Hamptons International Film Festival 2010
Haifa International Film Festival 2010
FilmFest Hamburg 2010
Mumbai Film Festival 2010
Partners
Région Picardie, Région Limousin, Région Franche-Comté, Fondation GROUPAMA GAN pour le Cinéma, COFINOVA, CINÉCINÉMA.
French sales : Zélig Films
International sales : UMedia