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Play

20197.31h 48m

Overview

In 1993, Max was 13 when he was offered his first camera. For 25 years he will not stop filming. The bunch of friends, the loves, the successes, the failures. From the 90s to the 2010s, it is the portrait of a whole generation that is emerging through its objective.

Directed by Anthony Marciano
Written by Anthony Marciano, Max Boublil
Produced by Benjamin Elalouf, Dimitri Rassam
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Top Cast

Max Boublil

Max Boublil

Max Ifergan

Alice Isaaz

Alice Isaaz

Emma Valero

Malik Zidi

Malik Zidi

Mathias Adler

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Arthur Périer

Arnaud

Noémie Lvovsky

Noémie Lvovsky

La mère de Max

Alain Chabat

Alain Chabat

Le père de Max

Camille Lou

Camille Lou

Fanny

Alexandre Desrousseaux

Alexandre Desrousseaux

Max (16-20 ans)

Gabriel Caballero

Gabriel Caballero

Mathias (16-20 ans)

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Gabriel Brunet

Arnaud (16-20 ans)

Themes & Keywords

found footage

About Play

Play is a comedy film released in 2019 exploring themes of found footage. Directed by Anthony Marciano, it stars Max Boublil, Alice Isaaz, Malik Zidi. In 1993, Max was 13 when he was offered his first camera. For 25 years he will not stop filming. The bunch of friends, the loves, the successes, the failures. From the 90s to the 2010s, it is the portrait of a whole generation that is emerging through its objective.

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