comedy films

​

UN TRIOMPHE

THE BIG HIT

Emmanuel COURCOL

│

FRANCE

​

An actor past his best arrives in a prison to give drama lessons to the prisoners. His best laid plans are not necessarily shared by all, but he’s on mission to stage Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. Prison life, the presence of art, the existence of the outside world, an escape through words, Emmanuel Courcol delivers a real prison film with a very successful mix of young actors graced with the presence of veterans of the Comédie Française (Marina Hands, Laurent Stocker).

 the Selection Committee

Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot. When he is allowed to take the colorful band of convicts on a tour outside of prison, Etienne finally has the chance to thrive. Each date is a new success and a unique relationship grows between this ad hoc group of actors and their director. But soon comes the final performance in Paris. Will their last night together be the biggest hit of them all?

CASTING

CREDITS

ECOLE

PRODUCTION

DISTRIBUTION

MEMENTO FILMS DISTRIBUTION

​

​

​

http://www.memento-films.com

SALES

MK2 FILMS

​