Catch the Wind (2017 film)

Catch the Wind
Film poster
FrenchPrendre le large
Directed byGaël Morel
Written byGaël Morel
Rachid O.
Produced byAnthony Doncque
Miléna Poylo
Gilles Sacuto
StarringSandrine Bonnaire
CinematographyDavid Chambille
Edited byCatherine Schwartz
Music byCamille Rocailleux
Production
company
TS Productions
Distributed byLes Films du Losange
Release date
  • 8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$322,000[1]

Catch the Wind (French: Prendre le large) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Gaël Morel. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

Synopsis

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Edith, a 45-year-old textile worker, has to choose when the bosses of her factory in Villefranche-sur-Saône decide to relocate the company to Morocco.[3] Unattached since her son left, she is the only worker who agrees to leave in order to avoid unemployment, and so she arrives in Tangiers.[4] She will be confronted with many trials, but will discover friendship.

Cast

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  • Sandrine Bonnaire as Édith Clerval
  • Mouna Fettou as Mina
  • Ilian Bergala as Jérémy (Édith's son)
  • Kamal El Amri as Ali (Mina's son)
  • Soumaya Akaaboune as Madame Saïni
  • Nisrine Erradi as Karima
  • Farida Ouchani as Najat
  • Lubna Azabal as Nadia
  • Nathanaël Maïni as Thierry (Jérémy's partner)

References

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  1. ^ "Catch the Wind (Prendre le large)". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Toronto Film Festival 2017 Unveils Strong Slate". Deadline. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ Interview de Gaël Morel, du 22 novembre 2017
  4. ^ Fiche du film sur Allo-Ciné
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