Self-defense

Pierre Lacan - 2011

Feature-length fiction

synopsis

Benoît, eternal teenager and family man, leads a happy, uneventful life in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. One day, his father, a former cop turned private detective, is shot dead in his home by a man named Moret. Benoît discovers the troubled past of a father he thought he knew. And, for the first time in his life, he must fight to save himself and protect those he loves.

data sheet

Produced by Sombrero Films (France), Saga Film (Belgium), Haut et Court Distribution (France), with the support of the Nord-Pas de Calais region and in partnership with the CNC. With the support of the Burgundy region, the Media program and the European Community, PROCIREP and Angoa-Agicoa, with the participation of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée. With the participation of Orange Cinéma Séries, in association with A Plus Image 2, Banque Populaire Images 11, Soficinema 6, Developimage. With support from the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter.

Directed by Pierre Lacan

Cast: Jean-Paul Rouve, Claude Brasseur, Olivier Gourmet, Marie Kremer, Gilles Cohen, Franck Tiozzo, Bess Limani, Nicole Valberg, Catherine Bary, Sandrine Blancke, Myriem Akheddiou, David Manet

Screenplay: Pierre Lacan, based on the novel "Terminus Plage" by Alain Wagneur (Actes Sud)

Music: Nathaniel Mechaly

Producer(s): Alain Benguigui, Thomas Verhaeghe

Co-producer(s): Hubert Toint, Jean-Jacques Neira, Adrian Politowski, Gilles Waterkeyn, Laurence Petit, Carole Scotta

Production manager(s): Marie-Frédérique Lauriot

Director of photography: Philippe Guilbert

1 AD: Isabelle Henry

Casting: Gerda Diddens, Richard Rousseau

Costumes: Anne Fournier

Make-up: Dominique Binder

Hairstyling: Peggy Bernaerts

Live sound: Dimitri Haulet

VFX: Laurent Brett

Image editing: Andrea Sedlackova

Sound editing: Gert Janssen

Sound mixing: Philippe Baudhuin

Calibration: Mike Joris

International sales: TF1 International

DISTINCTION(S)

Nominations / Selections

Magrittes du cinéma, 2012: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Marie Kremer

Liège Detective Film Festival