11/04/2016 - Filming for Nathalie Marchak’s feature debut, produced by Les Films d’Ici and set to be sold by Other Angle Pictures, is currently under way in Morocco

Shooting for Nathalie Marchak’s first feature film, Par instinct, began in Tangier, Morocco on 29 March. The film’s cast features Alexandra Lamy (Ricky [+see also:
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Written by the director, the script focuses on Lucie (Alexandra Lamy), who has always dreamed of having a baby. During a business trip to Tangier, a young African woman entrusts Lucie with her newborn child, causing her a great deal of distress. This distress is intensified as the mother disappears into the surrounding area. With help from a compassionate humanitarian doctor (Brontis Jodorowsky), she scours the medina in search of the mother… But does she really want to find her?

Produced by Laura Briand for Les Films d’Ici, Par instinct is being co-produced by Film Factory, with line producers from the Moroccan outfit Ali N’Film. With Canal+, Cine+ and RTS having already bought the rights, the film will be shot over eight weeks in Tangier, Casablanca and Paris, with David Cailley (Love at First Fight [+see also:
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Les Films d’Ici has recently produced the documentaries Fire at Sea [+see also:
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(Translated from French)