Julien Paolini’s Karmapolice enters into post-production
- Syrus Shahidi, Karidja Touré and Alexis Manenti lead the cast of the filmmaker’s second feature, a production steered by La Réserve in league with Cousines Et Dépendances
Currently in the editing phase, Karmapolice is Julien Paolini’s second feature film after Amare Amaro [+see also:
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film profile] (awarded the Grand Polar Prize in Cognac in 2018, presented at Taormina, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Villerupt and Vancouver, and notably purchased by Amazon Prime Video Italy) which he shot commando style in February pending the finalisation of his ambitious project Le Raïs de Palerme (the story of the first non-Sicilian captain of Cosa Nostra), which he spoke to us about in October during the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival’s Cinemed Meetings (read our interview).
Stand-out names starring in Karma include Syrus Shahidi (who also toplined Amare Amaro and likewise turned heads in the series The Hookup Plan), Karidja Touré (nominated for the Best Newcomer César and Lumière in 2015 on account of Girlhood [+see also:
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interview: Céline Sciamma
interview: Céline Sciamma
film profile]) and Alexis Manenti (the recipient of 2020’s Best Newcomer César for Les Misérables [+see also:
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interview: Ladj Ly
film profile], recently well-received in Undercover [+see also:
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interview: Thierry de Peretti
film profile] and soon to be seen in L’amour selon Dalva and Athena).
Joining them in the cast are Foëd Amara (Fast Convoy [+see also:
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interview: Philippe Lacôte
film profile], and soon hitting screens in La gravité), Hortense Ardalan (in her first feature film appearance), Zacharie Chasseriaud (The Giants [+see also:
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interview: Bouli Lanners
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interview: Jean Denizot
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interview: Mabrouk El Mechri
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Written by Julien Paolini, Manolis Mavropoulos and Syrus Shahidi, the story unfolds in the Parisian district of Château Rouge. Angelo, an idealist cop consumed by guilt over an accidental murder he committed but hasn’t admitted to, is looking to redeem himself by any means possible, throwing himself body and soul, and potentially dangerously, into resolving some minor shenanigans in his new neighbourhood…
Shot in three weeks, Karmapolice is produced by Julien Paolini and Syrus Shahidi on behalf of La Réserve and by Marie Etchegoyen and Yann Girard for Cousines Et Dépendances, in co-production with Sugar Mama Productions, Carly’s films and Dinosaures. Distribution in France and international sales are both under negotiation.
(Translated from French)
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