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Emmanuel Finkiel shooting Je ne suis pas un salaud

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- Nicolas Duvauchelle and Mélanie Thierry are toplining the movie, which is produced by Thelma Films and sold by Bac Films

Emmanuel Finkiel shooting Je ne suis pas un salaud
Nicolas Duvauchelle

Last Monday, Emmanuel Finkiel kicked off the shoot for his fourth feature film: Je ne suis pas un salaud [+see also:
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(lit. “I’m Not a Bastard”). After winning the César Award for Best Short Film in 1997 with Madame Jacques on the Croisette, the filmmaker set tongues wagging with his feature debut, Voyages (winner of the Louis Delluc Prize for Best Debut in 1999, and the César Awards for Best Debut and Best Editing in 2000), before going on to make Nulle part, terre promise [+see also:
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(in competition at Locarno in 2008 and the winner of the Prix Jean Vigo the same year) and the documentary Je suis (2012) back to back. The cast of his new opus (a project that was selected last year at the Cinéfondation Atelier at the Cannes Festival) includes Nicolas Duvauchelle (nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2012 for Poliss [+see also:
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, popular in such titles as Happy Few [+see also:
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and the television series Braquo, and has just been filming The Endless River [+see also:
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 by Oliver Hermanus and Le combat ordinaire [+see also:
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by Laurent Tuel), Mélanie Thierry (nominated for the César for Most Promising Actress in 2010 for One for the Road [+see also:
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and putting on a fine performance in The Princess of Montpensier [+see also:
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), Driss Ramdi (Le fil [+see also:
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, I’m Not Dead [+see also:
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) and Maryne Cayon (Les Apaches [+see also:
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).

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Written by the director, the story revolves around a man called Eddie. When he falls victim to a violent attack in the street, he wrongly accuses Ahmed, the perfect fall guy, whom he saw several days before the attack. As the legal system throws everything it has at Ahmed, Eddie tries to get back on his feet with a little help from his wife and son, and thanks to his new job. But soon, Eddie becomes aware of the seriousness of his actions, and he does everything in his power to set the record straight. Even if that means losing everything…

Produced by Christine Gozlan and David Poirot for Thelma Films, Je ne suis pas un salaud was pre-purchased by Ciné+, and is benefitting from backing from the CNC’s advance on receipts, Pictanovo, and the Cinémage 9 and Sofitvciné 2 Soficas. The shoot, which is set to wrap on 30 October, will take place in and around Lille, as well as in Paris. Distribution in France and international sales will be handled by Bac Films.

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(Translated from French)

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