WONDERS IN THE SUBURBS

A film by Jeanne Balibar

WONDERS IN THE SUBURBS

A film by Jeanne Balibar

With

Jeanne BALIBAR, Ramzy BEDIA, Emmanuelle BEART, Mathieu AMALRIC, Bulle OGIER, Florence LOIRET-CAILLE, Philippe KATERINE, Valérie DREVILLE, Anthony BAJON

Releases 08/01/2020 LOCARNO 2019 – Concorso Cineasti del presente French Distribution

Les Films du Losange

International Sales

Les Films du Losange

Synopsis

After a long separation, Joëlle and Kamel finally divorce, but both are on the staff of Emmanuelle Joly, the newly elected mayor of Montfermeil, an underprivileged town on the outskirts of Paris. The mayor’s team gets to work implementing the wonders she promised on the campaign trail: naps for all; crops on rooftops; sexual assistance in the home; harmonization of humans’ breathing; Montfermeil International School of Languages, and so on. But dangerous enemies resolutely sabotage these fine policies as Paris plans its expansion, and Madam Mayor slowly slips into depression. Will we have a wonderful Brioche Day this year?

Genre

Comedy

Press & Media

Decidedly original in tone and underpinned by an extremely precise writing style. — Cineuropa

Photos

Information

Producers

Mathieu Amalric – Film(s) et Martine Marignac, Isaac Sharry – Vito Films

Coproducers

Les Fils de , Les Films du Cap, Rectangle production

Participations

Cinecap 2, Cinemage 13

Support

Ciné +

Nationalities

France

French Distribution

Les Films du Losange

International Sales

Les Films du Losange

Year of production

2019

Screenplay

Jeanne Balibar

Image

André Chemetoff

Sound

Mathieu Villien

Editing

Dominique Auvray

Sets Design

Damien Rondeau

Costumes

Marion Morice

Mixing

Stéphane Thiebaut