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LEILA B EKHTI
P R E S E NTS
B ENJAMIN SIKS OU
DIR E C TE D
CÉCILE CASS EL
BY
AUDREY E STROUGO
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W W W. W I L D B U N C H . B I Z
SYNOPSIS
CAST
G ab, a young slacker from a wealthy Parisian
Leila B ekhti
family, falls passionately for Leila, a beautiful
B enjamin Siksou
C écile C assel
French Arab law student deeply engaged in the
struggle of illegal immigrants. Their love grows,
Marie-Sohna C ondé
despite all opposition from a society that will do
everything in its power to keep them apart...
C hantal Lauby
Nicolas Briançon
Djanis B ouzyani
Martine G omis
Emir S eghir
Renaud Astegiani
S elim C layssen
Math S amba
G ladys G ambie
Abel Jafri
C heïna C orrea Lafaure
Zohra B enali
Leila
G abriel
Alexandra
Tina
Valérie
Brice
Momo
Kaïna
Agib
Angelo
S ouleiman
Fidèle
G lawdys
A bdellatif
Sally
Zhora
CREW
Director
Screenplay
Audrey Estrougo
Audrey Estrougo & Juliette S ales
In collaboration with
DP
Editor
Sound
Mix
C ostume Designer
Art Director
C horeographer
1st Assistant Director
C asting
C ontinuity
Line Producer
Stills Photographer
O riginal Music
Production Manager
Executive Producer
Producers
C oproduced by
With the participation of
In partnership with
With the support of
International S ales
Aline Méhouel
G uillaume Schiffman - AF C
Sophie Reine
C yril Moisson
Emmanuel C roset
Emmanuelle Youchnovski
B ertrand Seitz – A.D.L
G ladys G ambie
Thomas Trefouel
Marion Touitou
C éline Breuil
Sina Frifra
Jean-Marie Leroy
B aptiste C harvet
S amuel Amar
C hristine de Jekel
O livier Delbosc
Marc Missonnier
Wild Bunch
Mars Films
France 2 C inéma
O range cinéma séries
C inémage 4
l’AN G O A-A G I C O A
Wild Bunch
DIRECTOR’S INTENTION NOTE
Musical: Theatre genre mixing comedy, singing
The story’s main concern is the future, and it brings
and dancing, accompanied by live music.
together a galaxy of characters that bear witness
to our world today. Younger and older characters
I have analysed this definition for a long time, from
revolve around G ab and Leila: Africans, Arabs,
my perspective as a young film maker, committed
to a quasi-naive doctrine where cinema can only exist
Parisian bourgeois... a real portrait of a multicultural
and multiracial Paris.
when it is fed by real life. I’ve often told myself that
this notion of pure entertainment that is a musical
could only take me away from my convictions. But
The Music.
no one ever told me that an author couldn’t both
entertain and convey a message, so I just went
It seems to me that the music, the film’s heart,
must both carry and sublimate the story’s ambitions.
for it...
I chose covers of French standards. It allowed me
Musical according to A. Estrougo: C inema genre
appealing to their collective unconscious, and to
where comedy, dance and music are mixed to
create a charged, hard-hitting and absolutely
contemporary picture of our society.
expand the ‘second degree’ aspect of the film.
I was free to make multiple allusions, to take risks
both to reach a far greater number of people by
My story will be first and foremost political, but not
just political. The storylines of musicals are built
on a classic dramatic framework: the love story.
From W E ST SI D E STO RY to M O U LI N R O U G E,
musicals have been rooted in passionate and
impossible love stories. That’s certainly the case
here when G ab, a child of privileged Parisian
society, meets Leila, a beautiful girl from the rough
1 8th arrondissement. Their conflicting worlds will
collide and confront each other, the better to
accept each other in the end. My story’s second
inspiration comes from political commitment –
around this whirlpool of love, the terrible reality of
illegal immigration and deportation rises. There is
also the question of social injustice and exclusion.
when using certain ‘sacred’ lyrics that might be
old-fashioned and uncool to some. We have covers
of songs by Khaled, Françoise H ardy, M, C laude
François, Joe Dassin, Nino Ferrer, Jacques Brel,
Michel B erger...
What better tool to illustrate France than a wellprotected heritage in desperate need of rejuvenation?
The arrangements are faithful to the tone of the
film: urban pop, with African and Eastern undertones
and a splash of elegance.
I want this film to make the audience dream as well
as think, sing as well as dance. To startle as well
as dazzle. All in all, a true work of cinema.
- Audrey Estrougo
I do not deny that I consider cinema to be a
serious and useful medium, much more than just
entertainment, and I regard this film as a tool for
reflection and assessment of a situation.
FILM OGRAPHIE S
AUDREY E STROUGO
N AYA N (work in progress) - S creenplay
R E G AR D E-M O I - Director & S creenplay
IAM, E N C O R E U N P RI NTE M P S (Documentary for C anal + ) - S creenplay
LEILA B EKHTI
2009
TO UT C E Q UI B RILLE
LE C O S E C H E R E STA N O
G éraldine N AKA C H E & H ervé MIM RA N
G ianluca Maria TAVAR E LLI
2008
A P R O P H ET
Jacques AU DIAR D
C annes Film F estival - G rand Jury Prize
M E S RI N E, P U B LI C E N E MY N U M B E R 1
Jean-François RI C H ET
2 0 07
D E S P O U P É E S ET D E S A N G E S
C ésar - B est Director & B est Actor
Nora H AM DI
2006
PARIS J E T’AIM E
G urinder C H A DA H
2005
S H E ITA N
B A D FAITH
Kim C H APIR O N
Roschdy Z E M
B ENJAMIN SIKS OU
2 0 0 9 À B I C Y C LETTE (short)
2 0 07
2 0 07
DA D DY C O O L
LAR G O W I N C H
CÉCILE CASS EL
2 0 0 8 B AR B AR O S S A
2 0 07
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Jean D O U C H ET (starring C laude C habrol,
Xavier B eauvois, Jean D ouchet)
François D E S A G N AT & Thomas S O R RIAU X
Jérôme S ALLE
Renzo MARTI N E LLI
EX
Fausto B RIZ Z I
Y O U’LL MIS S M E
N UIT B LE U E
MY LAST FIVE G IRLF RI E N D S
TH E FIR ST DAY O F TH E R E ST O F MY LI F E
LE S AM O U R S D’ASTRÉ E ET D E C ÉLA D O N
O J E R U S ALE M
FO ON
MA VI E E N L’AIR
N AR C O
H E A D I N TH E C LO U D S
EVE RY B O DY IS A KILLE R
W ITH O UT H E R
LA B A N D E D U D R U G STO R E
ALIVE
Amanda STH E R S
Ange LE C C IA
Julian K E M P
Rémi B E Z A N Ç O N
Eric R O H M E R
Elie C H O U RA Q UI
Les Q uiches
Rémi B E Z A N Ç O N
Tristan AU R O U E & G illes LE LLO U C H E
John D UI G A N
Dominique D E R U D D E R E
Anna D E PALMA
François AR MA N ET
S andrine RAY
S OUNDTRACK
P O U R U N FLIRT AV E C T O I
LAIS S E PA S TRAÎN E R T O N FILS
Performed by B enjamin Siksou
(Fabrice G uion-Firmin, Bruno Lopes,
Didier Morville)
Lyrics by Michel D elpech
Music by Roland Vincent
© Warner C happell Music France – 1 97 1
(p) 2 0 1 0 Fidélité Films
LE TE M P S D E L’AM O U R
Performed by Leila B ekhti - Marie-Sohna C ondé
- C hantal Lauby
Lyrics by Lucien Morisse-André S alvet
Music by Jacques Dutronc
© E ditions Musicales ALP H A
(p) 2 0 1 0 Fidélité Films
T O U T LE M O N D E
Performed by G ladys G ambie
(Zazie / arr. : P. Jaconelli - C . Voisin)
© Larsen S arl
by kind permission of Universal Music Vision
(p) 2 0 1 0 Fidélité Films
LA B O N N E ÉT O ILE
Performed by Leila B ekhti - B enjamin Siksou
(Matthieu C hedid/ Jérôme G oldet)
© Labo M E ditions / D R
by kind permission of Labo M E ditions and
Jérôme G oldet
(p) 2 0 1 0 Fidélité Films
ET SI TU N’EXISTAIS PA S
Performed by Leila B ekhti - B enjamin Siksou
- C écile C assel
Lyrics by V. Pallavicini
Music by T. C utugno and P. Losito
French adaptation by P. D elanoe
© E dizioni C urci Srl / Asso E dizioni
(p) 2 0 1 0 Fidélité Films
U N AU TR E M O N D E
Performed by Marie-Sohna C ondé - S andra Nkaké
(J. L. Aubert / J. L. Aubert – L. B ertignac
– R. Kolinka – C . Marienneau)
© E ditions Téléphone Musique
by permission of Universal Music Vision
(p) 2 0 1 0 Fidélité Films
© 1 9 9 9 E MI M U SI C P U B LIS H I N G France S A /
AUTH E NTIK P U B LIS H I N G / D E LA B E L E DITI O N S
by permission of AUTH E NTIK P U B LIS H I N G ,
D E LA B E L E DITI O N S and E MI M U SI C
P U B LIS H I N G F RA N C E S.A. All rights reserved.
J’ATTE N D RAI
Performed by C écile C assel
(Holland/ Dozier/ Holland/ Konyn)
© STO N E A G ATE
by permission of E MI M U SI C P U B LIS H I N G
France S.A. All rights reserved.
(p) 2 0 1 0 Fidélité Films
S AUV E R L’AM O U R
Performed by Emir S eghir
Lyrics and Music by Daniel B alavoine
© Warner C happell Music France and
Universal Music Publishing
( C atalogue: Les E ditions Musicales Bicycle) 1 9 8 5
(p) 2 0 1 0 Fidélité Films
Q UA N D O N N’A Q U E L’AM O U R
Performed by Leila B ekhti - B enjamin Siksou
Martine G omis - G ladys G ambie - S elim C layssen
(J. Brel)
© Les E ditions Tropicales / Les E ditions
Jacques Brel
by permission of Universal Music Vision
(p) 2 0 1 0 Fidélité Films
C OPS
(S LY Johnson)
Published by Universal Music Publishing
(p) 2 0 1 0 Fidélité Films