Revealed in the Critics’ Week of the 2009 Cannes Film Festival with The Ordinary People [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Emmanuel Finkiel
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Written by Mathias Gokalp, Nadine Lamari (who was already the writing partner of the director on his feature debut) and Marcia Romano (nominated for the 2016 César award for Best Original Screenplay for Standing Tall [+leggi anche:
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Produced by Antoine Rein, Fabrice Goldstein and Antoine Gandaubert for Karé Productions (which were already behind Rien de personnel), The Assembly Line is co-produced by France 2 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma and Belgian company Scope Pictures in co-production. Pre-bought by France 2, Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film is also supported by the Nouvelle Aquitaine region and the Lot-et-Garonne department. It is worth noting that the score will be written by Danish composer Flemming Nordkrog. French distribution will be handled by Le Pacte and international sales by Indie Sales.

Karé Productions also produced the comedy Family Swap [+leggi anche:
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