The Worst Ones
French
Full cast and creators
directed by
Lise Akoka
Romane Gueret
screenplay
Lise Akoka
Romane Gueret
Éléonore Gurrey
cinematography
Eric Dumont
editing
Albertine Lastera
sound
Boris Chapelle
Florent Klockenbring
production
Marine Alaric
Frédéric Jouve
cast
Mallory Wanecque
Timéo Mahaut
Johan Heldenbergh
Loďc Pech
Mélina Vanderplancke
Esther Archambault
sales
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A film in a form of chronicle showing the making of a drama with non-professional teenage actors in the suburb of Boulogne-Sur-Mer in northern France. During a casting call, four teenagers are selected to participate in the project. Everyone in the neighbourhood is surprised: why choose only the “worst ones”? Reality and fiction merge here, while the authors raise questions about the boundaries and ethics of filmmakers.
Romane Gueret and Lise Akoka
After studying film at the Sorbonne, Romane Gueret took her first steps in film, working as an assistant director, casting assistant and cinematographer.
Lise Akoka graduated in psychology and acting. While working with children in casting and preparing them for roles, she discovered a way to combine both her interests.
The authors met at a casting call. In 2015, they directed their first picture together, the short film Chasse royale, which won awards at several festivals (including the Illy Prize at Cannes Directors “Fortnight”, César nomination), and later continued their collaboration on the documentary Allez garçon! (2018) and the web series Tu préfères (2020), which was shortlisted for Sundance. The Worst Ones is their first feature film, presented in the “Un certain regard” section at Cannes.
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