The Assistant (2015 film)
2015 French film
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The Assistant (original title: La Volante) is a 2015 drama-thriller film directed by Christophe Ali and Nicolas Bonilauri and starring Nathalie Baye and Malik Zidi.[1][2]
Directed byChristophe Ali
Nicolas Bonilauri
Nicolas Bonilauri
Written byChristophe Ali
Nicolas Bonilauri
Jacques Sotty
Philippe Blasband
Nicolas Bonilauri
Jacques Sotty
Philippe Blasband
Produced byTom Dercourt
Donato Rotunno
Donato Rotunno
StarringNathalie Baye
Malik Zidi
Malik Zidi
| The Assistant | |
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| Directed by | Christophe Ali Nicolas Bonilauri |
| Written by | Christophe Ali Nicolas Bonilauri Jacques Sotty Philippe Blasband |
| Produced by | Tom Dercourt Donato Rotunno |
| Starring | Nathalie Baye Malik Zidi |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Massart |
| Edited by | Ewin Ryckaert |
| Music by | Jérôme Lemonnier |
Production companies | Cinéma Defacto Artémis Productions Tarantula Luxembourg |
| Distributed by | Bac Films (France) |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium Luxembourg |
| Language | French |
Plot
One night, while driving his pregnant wife Audrey to the hospital, Thomas accidentally hits and kills a young man on the road. Several years later, Marie-France, the bereaved mother of the deceased is still unable to recover from the tragedy. She becomes a personal assistant for Thomas, who remains completely unaware of her identity. Soon, Marie-France carries out a methodical plan, making herself become indispensable to Thomas, while interfering in his family affairs and also approaching his son Léon.
Cast
- Nathalie Baye as Marie-France Ducret
- Malik Zidi as Thomas Lemans
- Johan Leysen as Éric Lemans
- Sabrina Seyvecou as Audrey Lemans
- Jean Stan Du Pac as Léo Lemans
- Pierre-Alain Chapuis as Jean-Marc
- Hervé Sogne as Pierre
- Aïssatou Diop as Iman
