
Simon, a well-known French filmmaker, starts shooting his next film. A story about workers fighting to protect their factory from being relocated. But nothing goes as planned... His producer Viviane wants to rewrite the ending and is threatening to cut the budget; his own crew goes on strike; his personal life is in shambles; and to make things worse, his lead actor Alain is an egocentric jerk. Joseph, an extra who wants to get into the film industry, agrees to direct the making of and shoot the behind-the-scenes. He takes his role very seriously and starts following around the crew, capturing all this mess... What follows is proof that the making of can sometimes be far better than the film itself!
Cast

Denis Podalydès
Simon

Jonathan Cohen
Alain / Jim

Stefan Crepon
Joseph

Souheila Yacoub
Nadia / Oudia

Emmanuelle Bercot
Viviane

Xavier Beauvois
Marquez

Valérie Donzelli
Alice

Riad Gahmi
Jeff

Thaïs Vauquières
Cathy

Orlando Vauthier
Jules

Thomas Silberstein
L'assistant-réalisateur

Emilia Derou-Bernal
Marion
Matilda Kime
La cheffe opp
Karim Seghair
Mansour
Rachid Bouzid
Mehdi
Arnaud Pilarczyk
Arnaud
Stéphanie Bailly
Marie

Antoine Berry Roger
Le machiniste
Crew

Cédric Kahn
Director, Screenplay

Fanny Burdino
Screenplay

Samuel Doux
Screenplay

Yann Dedet
Editor
Patrick Ghiringhelli
Director of Photography

Yov Moor
Colorist
Romaric Thomas
First Assistant Director
Moritz Runzi
Third Assistant Director
Lola Resch
Assistant Director

Christine de Jekel
Executive Producer

Olivier Delbosc
Producer

Cédric Iland
Producer

Bastien Sirodot
Producer

Emilien Bignon
Associate Producer
Damien Rondeau
Production Design
Ariane Vallin
Assistant Camera
Sara Cocchi
Second Assistant Camera
Maxime Hémery
Third Assistant Camera
Antoine Carrard
Casting Director
Anne Rodrigues
Assistant Costume Designer

Alice Cambournac
Costume Design
Christine Cardaropoli
Key Hair Stylist
Aude Cogrel
Hairstylist
Caroline Pestel
Hairstylist
Mathilde Josset
Key Makeup Artist
Raphaël Mouterde
Sound Editor

Olivier Goinard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Martin Boissau
Sound Mixer, Sound Engineer
Clémentine Houget
Boom Operator
Thomas Lachesnais
Boom Operator
Vincent Maloumian
Foley Artist
Romain Drouillon
Foley Editor
David Gérain
Foley Mixer
Milan Evrard
Dailies Manager
Damien Guillaume
Dialogue Editor
Joy Klasen
Set Decoration
David Koskas
Still Photographer
Irvin Petroff
Electrician
Marine Egry
Property Master
Johanna Colbock
Production Director
Valentin Jan
Grip
Guillaume Ader
Gaffer
Johanna Colboc
Production Manager
Aurélie Delvenne
Unit Production Manager
Juliette Chatry-Krief
Assistant Production Manager
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