19/01/2016 - Alexandra Lamy and Pitobash Tripathy are also among the cast of the feature-length directorial debut by screenwriter Héctor Cabello Reyes, which is being produced by 22h22 and Ciné@

Actor Benoît Poelvoorde

On Monday 18 January, the seven-week shoot kicked off for the Franco-Belgian co-production Un Conte Indien (lit. “An Indian Tale”), the feature-length directorial debut by Chilean-born French screenwriter Héctor Cabello Reyes (who penned the original idea for The Concert [+see also:
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A loose adaptation by the director of the Argentinian feature Chinese Take-Away [+see also:
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Produced by Léonard Glowinski for 22h22 and by Philippe Carcassonne for Ciné@, Un Conte Indien is benefiting from co-production by Belgian outfit Umedia Production, a pre-purchase by OCS, and backing from the La Banque Postale Image, Cofinova and SofiTVCiné Soficas. The shoot will continue until 6 March in Belgium and France, with Frédéric Noirhomme serving as DoP. Distribution in France and international sales will be handled by SND.

(Translated from French)