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The Night Watchman
Directed by PIERRE JOLIVET

Status : Completed

Country : France

Originale Title : Jamais de la vie

Year : 2015

Language : French

Domestic Release : Ad Vitam - March 25th, 2015

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 95 min

Synopsis

Franck works as a night watchman in a shopping mall in the slum outskirts of Paris. He used to be a skilled worker and union delegate, always ready to fight for his fellow workers. Ten years have passed since and he is now alone with no prospect for change. One night, he notices a black SUV prowling around the mall’s parking lot. His suspicions turn into reality : a gang is planning a holdup and Franck is the only one to know about it. He wants to turn this situation into an opportunity for him and his friends to fulfill his destiny. A way for him to become a working-class hero again…

DIRECTOR

Pierre Jolivet

CAST & CREW

DIRECTOR
Pierre Jolivet (Armed Hands, My Little Business)

SCREENWRITTER
Pierre Jolivet
Participation of Simon Michaël (96 Hours, Armed Hands) & Simon Moutaïrou (The Assault)

CAST
Olivier Gourmet (The Son (Best Actor prize Cannes 2002), Grand Central, The Minister)
Valérie Bonneton (Little White Lies, Supercondriac, The Volcano)

PRODUCERS
2.4.7 Films (Armed Hands, Delicacy, Persepolis, Lights Out)
Panache Productions, Belgium (Populaire, Chinese Puzzle, The Source)

CINEMATOGRAPHER
Jérôme Alméras (The French Minister, In The House, I’ve Loved You So Long)

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Shanghai International Film Festival (2015) - Golden Goblet award - Best Film

Tüebingen IFF
Santa Barbara IFF