02/08/2024 - Simon Abkarian, Quentin Dolmaire and Soufiane Guerrab lead the cast of Laurent Herbiet’s new film, produced by Delante and CPB Films, and sold worldwide by Urban Sales

Actors Simon Abkarian (© Georges Biard), Quentin Dolmaire (© Georges Biard) and Soufiane Guerrab (© Georges Biard)

Having kicked off on 8 July in the Hauts-de-France region, filming on Laurent Herbiet’s Indic - the director’s second fiction feature film after The Colonel [+see also:
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interview: Souheila Yacoub
film profile], as well as in the series Lupin, to give two examples, and soon to be seen in Monsieur Aznavour), Éric Caravaca (nominated for 2002’s Best Actor César thanks to The Officers’ Ward and soon to be seen in Trois amies), Robinson Stévenin (awarded 2002’s Best Newcomer César and hitting French cinemas on 14 August in Jim’s Story [+see also:
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interview: Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu
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interview: Alain Guiraudie
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Written by the director (who co-wrote Wild Grass [+see also:
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Indic is produced by Caroline Adrian on behalf of Delante Productions and by Marco Cherqui for CPB Films, in co-production with Palermo Production and Henri Films. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film also enjoys support from the Hauts-de-France region (via Pictanovo), as well as from the SOFICA company La Banque Postale Image. Photography is entrusted to Dominique Bouilleret while the film’s music is composed by Delphine Malaussena (nominated for this year’s César in her speciality via Junkyard Dog [+see also:
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(Translated from French)