The Worst Ones

Sauvage, Ryan pleure (Working title)

Feature Film | 2021-2022 | France

Main data

Director	Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
Written by	Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret, Éléonore Gurrey (co-writer)
Production	Les Films Velvet [fr], France 3 Cinéma [fr]
Distributor	Pyramide Films [fr], Kino Lorber [us]

Shooting data

Locations	Hauts-de-France
Filming regions	France - Hauts-de-France

Project data

Film financing	Ciclic - Region Centre-Val de Loire [fr] Pictanovo - Région Hauts-de-France [fr] - development funding: 15 000 EUR (01/2020) Centre National du Cinéma et de L' Image Animée [fr] (CNC) [fr] - Avance sur recettes (05/2020)
Length of movie	1h39
Aspect ratio	Cinemascope (1 : 2,39)
Sound format	Dolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

Trailers/Videos

[fr] Trailer French - Pyramide Films

Stills

Posters

Brief synopsis

A film shooting will take place at the cité Picasso, in the suburbs of Boulogne-Sur-Mer, in the north of France. During the casting, four teenagers, Lily, Ryan, Maylis and Jessy are chosen to play in the film. Everyone in the neighborhood is surprised: why only take the “worst ones »?

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Mallory Wanecques	Lilly [L]
Timéo Mahaut	Ryan [L]
Johan Heldenbergh	Gabriel, the director [L]
Loïc Pech	Jessy [SR]
Mélina Vanderplancke	Maylis [SR]
Esther Archambault	Judith [SR]
Matthias Jacquin	Victor [SR]
Angélique Gernez	Mélodie [SR]
Dominique Frot	Ryan's grandmother [SR]
Rémy Camus	Rémy [SR]
Sophie Bourdon	Makeup artist [SR]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
1st AD	Benoît Seiller
3rd AD	Julia Benazet
Colorist	Mathieu Caplanne
Director of photography	Éric Dumont
Casting director	Marlène Serour
Costume designer	Edgar Fichet
Costumer / wardrobe	Marion Foare
Director	Lise Akoka
Director	Romane Gueret
Script supervisor	Virginie Cheval
Editor	Albertine Lastera
Producer	Frédéric Jouve
Producer	Marine Alaric
Production designer	Laurent Baude
Standby props	Emmanuel Borgetto
Production manager	Pierre Delaunay
Production coordinator	Orlane Afriat
Unit manager (local system)	Laurent Weitmann
Screenwriter	Lise Akoka
Screenwriter	Romane Gueret
Co-writer	Éléonore Gurrey
Production sound mixer	Jean Umansky
Sound re-recording mixer	Marc Doisne
Sound editor	Florent Klockenbring
Sound editor	Boris Chapelle

Production companies

Company	Comment
Les Films Velvet [fr]
France 3 Cinéma [fr] coproduction	coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Pyramide Films [fr] France (theatrical) & World Sales	France (theatrical) & World Sales
Kino Lorber [us] USA & Canada	USA & Canada

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Lise Akoka	2023	FFA - Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême Valois Rotschild Martin Maurel	Valois Rotschild Martin Maurel	Winner
Lise Akoka	2023	Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt [de] Int. Competition Long Film	Int. Competition Long Film	Nominated
Lise Akoka	2023	César Awards [fr] Best First Feature Film	Best First Feature Film	Nominated
Lise Akoka	2023	Crossing Europe [at] Competition	Competition	Nominated
Romane Gueret	2023	FFA - Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême Valois Rotschild Martin Maurel	Valois Rotschild Martin Maurel	Winner
Romane Gueret	2023	César Awards [fr] Best First Feature Film	Best First Feature Film	Nominated
Romane Gueret	2023	Crossing Europe [at] Competition	Competition	Nominated
Mallory Wanecques	2023	César Awards [fr] Most Promising Actress	Most Promising Actress	Nominated
Lise Akoka	2022	Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême [fr] Valois de diamant	Valois de diamant	Winner
Lise Akoka	2022	Festival de Cannes [fr] Un Certain Regard Prize	Un Certain Regard Prize	Winner
Romane Gueret	2022	Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême [fr] Valois de diamant	Valois de diamant	Winner
Romane Gueret	2022	Festival de Cannes [fr] Un Certain Regard Prize	Un Certain Regard Prize	Winner
Romane Gueret	2022	Filmfest Hamburg [de] Film Criticism Award	Film Criticism Award	Nominated

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Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2023	Germany	Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt
2023	Austria	Crossing Europe
2022	Canada	TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival Contemporary World Cinema	Contemporary World Cinema
2022	France	Festival de Cannes Un certain regard	Un certain regard
2022	France	Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême Compétition	Compétition
2022	Germany	Exground Filmfest European Cinema	European Cinema
2022	Germany	Filmfest Hamburg

TV-broadcast

Type	Country	Station	Date / Time	Comment
Repeat	France	Canal+ [fr]	Tuesday, 20/02/2024, 10.50 PM	Canal+ Cinéma(s)
First showing	France	Canal+ [fr]	Friday, 22/09/2023, 8.55 PM	Canal+ Cinéma(s)

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 07/12/2022
Premiere		Sunday, 22/05/2022	Festival de Cannes [fr]

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