Willy 1er

Willy 1er
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ludovic Boukherma
Zoran Boukherma
Marielle Gautier
Hugo P. Thomas
Produced by Pierre-Louis Garnon
Frédéric Jouve
Written by Ludovic Boukherma
Zoran Boukherma
Marielle Gautier
Hugo P. Thomas
Starring Daniel Vannet
Noémie Lvovsky
Romain Léger
Music by Hugo P. Thomas
Sofiane Kadi
Cinematography Thomas Rames
Edited by Xavier Sirven
Héloïse Pelloquet
Production
company
Les Films Velvet
Baxter Films
Distributed by UFO Distribution
Release date
  • 16 May 2016 (2016-05-16) (Cannes)
  • 19 October 2016 (2016-10-19) (France)
Running time
82 minutes
Country France
Language French
Budget $500,000[1]
Box office $77.000[2]

Willy 1er is a 2016 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma, Marielle Gautier and Hugo P. Thomas. The film centres on a 50-year-old man who, after the death of his twin brother, leaves his parents' house for the first time to settle in a nearby village.[3][4] The film was awarded the Prix d'Ornano-Valenti for outstanding first film at the 2016 Deauville American Film Festival.[5]

Cast

  • Daniel Vannet as Willy / Michel
  • Noémie Lvovsky as Catherine
  • Romain Léger as Willy II
  • Robert Follet as Willy's father
  • Geneviève Plet as Willy's mother
  • Eric Jacquet as José
  • Alexandre Jacques as Brice
  • Léa Viller as Chloé
  • Catherine Lefrançois as Sandrine

References

  1. "«Willy 1er», film «do it yourself» sorti de l'école Besson". Libération. 20 October 2016.
  2. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fWILLY1ER01&country=FR&wk=2016W43&id=_fWILLY1ER01&p=.htm
  3. "Cannes: ACID unveils 2016 showcase". Screendaily. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. "Willy 1er: the other, that misfit". Cineuropa. 13 October 2016.
  5. "Willy the First". Deauville.


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