Burning Ghost

La nuit je mens... (Working title)

Feature Film | 2018-2019 | Drama, Fantasy | France

Main data

Director	Stéphane Batut
Written by	Christine Dory, Stéphane Batut, Frédéric Videau
Production	Zadig Productions [fr]
Distributor	Les Films du Losange [fr], Film Kino Text [de]

Shooting data

Locations	France, Bénin

Project data

Film financing	Centre National du Cinéma et de L' Image Animée [fr] (CNC) [fr] - Avance sur recettes (05/2017) Film Paris Region [fr] - production funding cinema: 300.000€ (05/2018)
Length of movie	105 Min.

Trailers/Videos

[fr] Bande-annonce officielle - Les Films du Losange
[fr] Trailer (EN subtitles)

Posters

Brief synopsis

Juste wanders the streets of Paris looking for people only he can see. He collects their last memory before helping them into the afterlife. One day Agathe, a young woman, recognizes him. She belongs to his previous life. She is alive and he is a ghost. How will they manage to love each other and seize this second chance?

(https://www.lacid.org/fr/films-et-cineastes/films/vif-argent)

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Thimothée Robart	Juste [L]
Judith Chemla	Agathe [L]
Djolof Mbengue	Alpha [SR]
Saadia Bentaïeb	Kramarz [SR]
Jacques Nolot	Le vieux [SR]
Marie-José Kilolo Maputu	Baïlo [SR]
Cecilia Mangini	Nonna [SR]
Antoine Chappey	Le père [SR]
Frédéric Bonpart	Le flic [SR]
Bernard Mazzinghi	L’homme au scooter [SR]
Babakar Ba	L’Africain [SR]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
1st AD	Ludovic Giraud
2nd AD	Sylvain Yonnet
Post production supervisor	Mélanie Karlin
Colorist	Raphaëlle Dufosset
Colorist	Christophe Bousquet
Director of photography	Céline Bozon
1st assistant camera	Romain Marcel
2nd assistant camera	Lorène Dubreuil
Casting director	Alexandre Nazarian
Casting director	Judith Fraggi
Costume designer	Dorothée Guiraud
Director	Stéphane Batut
Script supervisor	Julie Darfeuil
Editor	François Quiqueré
Assistant editor	Louis Richard
Key grip	Gaston Grandin
Gaffer	Eric Gries
Key hair stylist	Boris Garcia
Key makeup artist	Delphine Jaffart
Composer	Gaspar Claus
Composer	Benoît de Villeneuve
Producer	Mélanie Gérin
Producer	Paul Rozenberg
Production designer	Laurent Baude
Standby props	Bruno Lefèbvre
Location scout	Gwénaëlle Duriaud
Production manager	Paul Sergent
Unit manager (local system)	Sabrina Guillerm
Screenwriter	Frédéric Videau
Screenwriter	Stéphane Batut
Screenwriter	Christine Dory
Production sound mixer	Dimitri Haulet
Sound re-recording mixer	Florian Lavallée
Sound editor	Benoît Hillebrant
Dialogue editor	Lucien Richardson

Production companies

Company	Comment
Zadig Productions [fr]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Les Films du Losange [fr] Distribution France & World Sales	Distribution France & World Sales
Film Kino Text [de] Germany (Theatrical 2020)	Germany (Theatrical 2020)

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Cameras and Utilities	Panavision Alga
Grip	Cinesyl [fr]
Grip	Transpagrip [fr]
Lighting and Utilities	Cininter [fr]
Costumes	PATIN-A SHOP GmbH Kostümequipment	Kostümequipment
Film Processing/Transfers	M141 [fr] Laboratory	Laboratory

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Stéphane Batut	2019	Prix Jean-Vigo du long métrage		Winner

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2019	France	Cannes - ACID Association du cinéma indépendant pour sa diffusion
2019	France	Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême Séance spéciale	Séance spéciale

TV-broadcast

Type	Country	Station	Date / Time	Comment
Repeat	France	OCS [fr]	Thursday, 11/02/2021, 9.45 PM	OCS City
Repeat	France	Ciné+ [fr]	Saturday, 16/01/2021, 11.15 AM	Ciné+ Club
Repeat	France	Ciné+ [fr]	Monday, 04/05/2020, 8.50 PM	Ciné+ Club

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 03/09/2020
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 28/08/2019
Premiere		Friday, 17/05/2019	Festival de Cannes [fr]

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