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Making Of

Making Of

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20245.71h 59m

Overview

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!

Directed by Cédric Kahn
Written by Fanny Burdino, Cédric Kahn, Samuel Doux
Produced by Olivier Delbosc, Cédric Iland, Bastien Sirodot
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Simon

Jonathan Cohen

Jonathan Cohen

Alain / Jim

Stefan Crepon

Stefan Crepon

Joseph

Souheila Yacoub

Souheila Yacoub

Nadia / Oudia

Emmanuelle Bercot

Emmanuelle Bercot

Viviane

Xavier Beauvois

Xavier Beauvois

Marquez

Valérie Donzelli

Valérie Donzelli

Alice

Riad Gahmi

Riad Gahmi

Jeff

Thaïs Vauquières

Thaïs Vauquières

Cathy

Orlando Vauthier

Orlando Vauthier

Jules

Themes & Keywords

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About Making Of

Making Of is a comedy, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of factory worker, filmmaking, making of, film within a film. Directed by Cédric Kahn, it stars Denis Podalydès, Jonathan Cohen, Stefan Crepon. 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!

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