Since 14 September, Catherine Corsini has been shooting Homecoming [+leggi anche:
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In the cast of her latest feature are Aissatou Diallo Sagna (2022 César of best supporting actress for The Divide and nominated the same year for the Lumiere revelation award), Esther Gohourou (discovered in Cuties [+leggi anche:
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Written by Corsini and Naïla Guiguet (SACD prize at the 2022 Directors’ Fortnight for The Mountain [+leggi anche:
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Produced by Élisabeth Perez for Chaz Productions (which produced Corsini’s last three features), Homecoming is co-produced by Le Pacte (which will handle distribution in France) and by France 3 Cinéma. Pre-bought by Canal+, Ciné+ and France Télévisions, the feature is also supported by the advance on revenue of the CNC, the Corsica region and the Sofica Sofityciné, La Banque Postale Image, Cofinova and Cinéaxe. The shooting will take place entirely in Corsica for seven weeks until 8 November with Jeanne Lapoirie as director of photography. Set design will be handled by Louise Le Bouc Berger, sound by François Abdelnour and and editing by Frédéric Baillehaiche. International sales will be led by Playtime.