04/12/2023 - The Belgian actress is wrapping filming on the second feature film by Élise Otzenberger, produced by Mamma Roman and sold by Playtime

Actress Cécile de France (© Maximilian Bühn)

Filming on Dans l’eau, the second feature film by Élise Otzenberger after My Polish Honeymoon [+see also:
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Written by the director together with Maud Ameline (nominated for the 2013 Best Original Screenplay César award for Camille Rewinds [+see also:
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Produced by Marine Bergère and Romain Daubeach for Mamma Roman, Dans l’eau was pre-bought by Canal+ and Ciné+. Also supported by the Grand Est region (as part of the "Frissons" scheme), by the CNC’s selective support to digital special effects, and by the Indéfilms and Cinéaxe Soficas, the feature film benefited from 27 days of filming (four days on the Île de Ré, four weeks in Metz and three days in a country house some twenty kilometers from Nancy) with Ludovic Zuili as director of photography. French distribution will be handled by Tandem and international sales by Playtime.

For the record, Mamma Roman is currently behind the title Les Pistolets en plastique by Jean-Christophe Meurisse (read the news), in post-production, and Vatos Locos Productions (Marine Bergère and Romain Daubeach’s other company) will be launching Salem [+see also:
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(Translated from French)