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Soufiane Guerrab and Souheila Yacoub in the cast of A Brighter Tomorrow

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- The French actor and the Swiss actress top the bill of Yassine Qnia’s first feature film, now in post-production courtesy of Why Not Productions

Soufiane Guerrab and Souheila Yacoub in the cast of A Brighter Tomorrow
Actor Soufiane Guerrab and actress Souheila Yacoub

Known for his short films Fais croquer and F430, Yassine Qnia shot his first feature film A Brighter Tomorrow [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Souheila Yacoub
film profile
]
in the Paris region over the period spanning 29 October and 3 December. Leading the cast of the film are Soufiane Guerrab (well received in Step By Step [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
and School Life [+see also:
trailer
interview: Zita Hanrot
film profile
]
) and Switzerland’s Souheila Yacoub (who delivered a stand-out performance in Climax [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Souheila Yacoub
film profile
]
and the series Savages, and whom we’ll be seeing in cinemas on 8 April 2020 in Philippe Garrel’s The Salt of Tears [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Souheila Yacoub
film profile
]
).

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Written by Yassine Qnia himself, the story centres around Mehdi, who’s on the wrong side of thirty and trying to put his relationship with Sarah back on track. But all he can offer her, for now, is to come back to live with him in his mother’s house…

Produced by Pascal Caucheteux on behalf of Why Not Productions, De bas étage chiefly benefits from an advance on earnings from the CNC, as well as support from the Gan Film Foundation. Cinematography comes courtesy of Ernesto Giolitti. All other partners will be announced at a later date.

Other works in post-production with Why Not Productions include Maïwenn’s mysterious DNA [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
(shot in secret over the summer, with Fanny Ardant, Louis Garrel and Dylan Robert rumoured to feature in the cast) and Samir Guesmi’s Ibrahim [+see also:
trailer
film profile
]
. In 2019, meanwhile, the production company distinguished itself with Oh Mercy! [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Arnaud Desplechin
film profile
]
by Arnaud Desplechin, Perfect Nanny [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile
]
by Lucie Borleteau and the co-production Sorry We Missed You [+see also:
film review
trailer
Q&A: Ken Loach
film profile
]
by England’s Ken Loach.

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(Translated from French)

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