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Feature Film | 2010-2011 | Drama | France, Germany, Poland

Main data

Director	Małgorzata Szumowska
Written by	Tine Byrckel, Małgorzata Szumowska
Production	Slot Machine [fr], Heimatfilm GmbH & Co. KG [de], Zentropa International Poland [pl], Zentropa Köln GmbH [de]
Distributor	Haut et Court [fr], Memento Films [fr]

Project data

Film financing	Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de]: 500.000 € German Federal Film Board (DFFF) [de] Polish Film Institute [pl] Creative Europe MEDIA [eu]

Posters

Posters

Brief synopsis

Anne, a well-off, Paris-based mother of two and investigative journalist for ELLE, is writing an article about student prostitution. Her meetings with two fiercely independent young women, Alicja and Charlotte, are profound and unsettling, moving her to question her most intimate convictions about money, family and sex.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Juliette Binoche	Anne [L]	Christin Marquitan
Anaïs Demoustier	Charlotte [L]	Kirstin Hesse
Joanna Kulig	Alicja [L]	Anna Ewelina
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing	Patrick [SR]	Gregor Höppner
Krystyna Janda	Alicja's mother [SR]
Andrzej Chyra	The sadistic client [SR]	Maximilian Hilbrand
Ali Marhyar	Saïd [SR]
Jean-Marie Binoche	Anne's father [SR]
François Civil	Florent [SR]
Pablo Beugnet	Stéphane [SR]
Valérie Dréville	Charlotte's mother [SR]
Jean-Louis Coulloc'h	Charlotte's father [SR]
Arthur Moncia	Thomas [SR]
Scali Delpeyrat	Charles [SR]
Laurence Ragon	Colette [SR]
Alain Libolt	Colette's husband [SR]
Swann Arlaud	The young client [SR]
Nicolas Layani	The guitar client [SR]
Laurent Jumeaucourt	The beauty mark client [SR]
José Fumanal	The crying client [SR]
Martine Vandeville	The university secretary [SR]
Jenny Bellay	The retired neighbour [SR]
Tom Henin	Florent's friend [SR]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Production accountant	Coreen Kaiser C. C. Kaiser geb. Wolfs	C. C. Kaiser geb. Wolfs
Assistant production accountant	Sarah Beyer
1st AD	Nicolas Cambois
Post production supervisor	Niko Remus
Post production assistant	Emma Lietz
Colorist	Yvonne Tran
Director of photography	Michał Englert
2nd unit dop	Diane Guyot-Donahue
Casting director	Aurélie Guichard
Costume designer	Katarzyna Lewińska
Director	Małgorzata Szumowska
Editor	Françoise Tourmen
Editor	Jacek Drosio
Additional electrician	Joris Bölt
Producer	Marianne Slot
Co-producer	Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Co-producer	Reinhold Elschot
Co-producer	Agnieszka Kurzydło
Co-producer	Małgorzata Szumowska
Co-producer	Beata Ryczkowska
Co-producer	Peter Garde
Co-producer	Daniel Blum
Co-producer	Bettina Brokemper
Service producer	Bettina Brokemper
Production designer	Pauline Bourdon
Art director	Katja Schlömer
Assistant art director	Daniel Kolarov Dreh NRW	Dreh NRW
Assistant to propmaster /- buyer	Karsten Peter
Location scout	Markus Zimmer [1] NRW	NRW
Location scout	Rüdiger Jordan NRW	NRW
Property driver	Karsten Peter
Line producer	Olivier Guerbois
Line producer	Johannes Rexin
Production manager	Rüdiger Jordan Dreh NRW	Dreh NRW
Production coordinator	Emma Lietz
Unit manager (local system)	Benoît Baverel
Unit manager (local system)	Laura Einmahl deutscher Teil	deutscher Teil
Set manager/ floor manager	Dorothee Leuck Deutschland	Deutschland
Assistant location manager	Franz Runge
Assistant set/floor manager	Sven Rosenkranz 4DT Set-AL	4DT Set-AL
Production driver	Erik Merten Dreh NRW	Dreh NRW
Production driver	Tim Großkurth Personal Driver Juliette Binoche	Personal Driver Juliette Binoche
Screenwriter	Małgorzata Szumowska
Screenwriter	Tine Byrckel
Script translator	Max Limper
Production sound mixer	André Rigaut
Caterer (assistance on set)	Ruth Küppers

Production companies

Company	Comment
Slot Machine [fr]
Heimatfilm GmbH & Co. KG [de] Serviceproduktion	Serviceproduktion
Zentropa International Poland [pl]
Zentropa Köln GmbH [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Haut et Court [fr] France (theatrical)	France (theatrical)
Memento Films [fr] International Sales	International Sales

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Extras/Bit Player	Agentur Eick & Weber Komparserie NRW	Komparserie NRW
Production Services	Dinner for Tour - Ruth Küppers Vollcatering NRW	Vollcatering NRW
Production Services	Filmobil Masken- / Garderobenmobil	Masken- / Garderobenmobil
Transportation, Travel and Accomodation	Upper Level Travel GmbH AP:Michael Naguib	AP:Michael Naguib

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Małgorzata Szumowska	2012	Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Panorama	Panorama	Nominated

TV-broadcast

Type	Country	Station	Date / Time	Comment
Repeat	Poland	Kino Polska [pl]	Sunday, 01/08/2021, 11.45 PM

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 29/03/2012
Theatre release	Poland	Friday, 17/02/2012
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 01/02/2012

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