20/11/2014 - The actress will begin shooting soon; she will be joined by Edouard Baer and Bulle Ogier in the cast of the film, which is directed by Benoît Graffin and produced by EDI

Actress Sandrine Kiberlain

The first clapperboard will slam next week for Imagine [+see also:
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interview: Philippe Martin
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interview: Arta Dobroshi
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The cast includes the brilliant Sandrine Kiberlain, winner of this year’s César for Best Actress thanks to her performance in 9 Month Stretch [+see also:
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Imagine, for which the plot is a closely guarded secret (the screenplay was written by Mika Tard and Deborah Saïag together with Benoît Graffin and Nicolas Bedos), is produced by Pauline Duhault for EDI Films. The shoot will continue for seven weeks in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, from 26 November until 23 January 2015. International sales will be handled by EuropaCorp.

(Translated from French)