Following a short shoot in Dubai in December, the rest of Dune Dreams – Samuel Doux’s first feature film – will be filmed in January in the Ile-de-France region. This fantasy psychological drama boasts an international cast, including the French actor Benoît Magimel (winner of an Acting Award at Cannes in 2001 for The Piano Teacher [+lee también:
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entrevista: Emmanuelle Bercot
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entrevista: Emmanuel Finkiel
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entrevista: Anamaria Vartolomei
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entrevista: Ruben Östlund
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entrevista: Borys Lankosz
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entrevista: Elsa Amiel
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entrevista: Claire Denis
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Directed by Samuel Doux (who co-wrote The Prayer [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Cédric Kahn) and Camille Lugan, in collaboration with Fanny Burdino, the plot focuses on Simon who, following the death of his wife, moves to Dubai with his son Camille (Igor Van Dessel) in an attempt to overcome their grief. In this extraordinary city at the end of the world, Camille is able to forget, let go and gradually build a new life for himself. But it's not so easy for Simon. He discovers a disturbing presence at home, an impassive double figure, lurking in the shadows. His anguish builds and thinks he's going crazy, slowly sinking into the quicksand of his own life... But he’s not the only one suffering from a similar threat in Dubai, it appears to be haunting anyone and everyone who resists and refuses to make a clean break from the past...

Produced by Caroline Bonmarchand for Avenue B Productions and by Isaac Sharry for Vito Films, Dune Dreams was co-produced by the Belgian outfit Frakas Productions. Pre-purchased by OCS (which has also acquired French distribution rights and international sales) and Ciné+, the feature also received an advance on earnings from the CNC.

For the record, Avenue B Productions will be releasing School's Out [+lee también:
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entrevista: Sébastien Marnier
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ficha de la película] by Keren Ben Rafel last July (Best Actress Award at Tribeca). The Parisian company is also associated with Vito Films on Enormous [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] by Sophie Letourneur, a film starring Marina Foïs and currently in post-production.