Having kicked off in May, filming on Police Flash 80, the second feature by Jean-Baptiste Saurel (revealed last year by way of the extravagant movie Zenithal [+leggi anche:
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The cast stars Belgian thesp François Damiens (nominated for the 2015 and 2016 Best Actor Césars via The Bélier Family [+leggi anche:
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making of
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scheda film], nominated six times for the Best Actor Magritte and recently well-received in Dog on Trial [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Laetitia Dosch
scheda film]), Audrey Lamy (nominated for the 2011 Best Newcomer César, at her best in The Kitchen Brigade [+leggi anche:
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scheda film], among other works, and seen last year in A Mother’s Special Love [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Thomas Ngijol
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scheda film], Medellin) and Yan Tual (acclaimed in the Spanish mini-series Nasdrovia [+leggi anche:
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scheda series] and currently touring cinemas in 13 Days, 13 Nights [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]).

Written by Thomas Ngijol, Giulio Callegari (Robot T-O [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]) and Yohan Zaoui, the story takes us to Paris in the 1980s when heroine trafficking is taking over the capital. A pair of old-school cops, Yvon Kastendeuch and Johnny Lansky, continue to hold the fort… until the latter is taken down. In an attempt to bring down the network, Yvon is placed at the helm of an experimental unit, Police Flash 80, where he finds himself having to team up with young recruits whose modern methods are a far cry from those of our alpha male, whose interests include Michel Sardou and andouillette sausages…

Produced by Romain Rousseau and Maxime Delauney on behalf of Nolita and by Pathé (which is also managing distribution in France and steering world sales), Police Flash 80 was shot in Paris and the Île-de-France region, with Julien Roux overseeing photography.

For the record, Nolita is currently helming post-production on Rachel Lang’s Mata (read our news) and will be releasing Édouard Pluvieux’s comedy Y a pas de réseau in French cinemas on 6 August.