Well known in France as a press officer, on 7 August, Hassan Guerrar will begin filming his first feature as director: Barbès d’or. Standing out in the cast are Sofiane Zermani (famous under his rapper name Fianso, noticed in the series Savages [+leggi anche:
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Written by Hassan Guerrar, Peter Dourountzis (Rascal [+leggi anche:
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Produced by Maria Tauzia and Haan Guerrar for East Films and by Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber for 24 25 Films, Barbès d’or is co-produced by Chelifilms (Patrick Gimenez). Pre-bought by France Télévsiions and Netflix, the feature film benefits from the support of the advance on receipts from the CNC, of the Ile-de-France region, and of the Sofitvcine Sofica. The seven weeks of filming will take place in Paris. French distribution will be handled by Jour2Fête and international sales by Goodfellas.

For the record, 24 25 Films (just bought by the Mediawan group) is behind the recent film Promises [+leggi anche:
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