2016 French film
| Willy 1er |
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![]() Theatrical release poster |
| Directed by | Ludovic Boukherma
Zoran Boukherma
Marielle Gautier
Hugo P. Thomas |
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| Written by | Ludovic Boukherma
Zoran Boukherma
Marielle Gautier
Hugo P. Thomas |
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| Produced by | Pierre-Louis Garnon
Frédéric Jouve |
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| Starring | Daniel Vannet
Noémie Lvovsky
Romain Léger |
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| Cinematography | Thomas Rames |
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| Edited by | Xavier Sirven
Héloïse Pelloquet |
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| Music by | Hugo P. Thomas
Sofiane Kadi |
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Production
companies | Les Films Velvet
Baxter Films |
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| Distributed by | UFO Distribution |
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Release dates |
- 16 May 2016 (2016-05-16) (Cannes)
- 19 October 2016 (2016-10-19) (France)
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Running time | 82 minutes |
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| Country | France |
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| Language | French |
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| Budget | $500,000[1] |
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| Box office | $77.000[2] |
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Willy 1er is a 2016 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma, Marielle Gautier and Hugo P. Thomas. The film centres on a 50-year-old man who, after the death of his twin brother, leaves his parents' house for the first time to settle in a nearby village.[3][4] The film was awarded the Prix d'Ornano-Valenti for outstanding first film at the 2016 Deauville American Film Festival.[5]
Cast
- Daniel Vannet as Willy / Michel
- Noémie Lvovsky as Catherine
- Romain Léger as Willy II
- Robert Follet as Willy's father
- Geneviève Plet as Willy's mother
- Eric Jacquet as José
- Alexandre Jacques as Brice
- Léa Viller as Chloé
- Catherine Lefrançois as Sandrine
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