In a near future, the world order has changed. With its 10 millions of unemployed citizens, France has now become a poor country. Its people wavers between rebellion and resignation and find an outlet in the shape of TV broadcast ultra brutal fights in which the players are legally doped and unscrupulous.
Production
Gross believable near-future Paris on obviously tiny budget
Acting
Ola Rapace's physical transformation into broken meat
Director
Jean-Patrick Benes
Ola Rapace
Arès
Micha Lescot
Myosotis
Ruth Vega Fernandez
Anna
Thierry Hancisse
Coach
Hélène Fillières
Altman
Éva Lallier
Anouk
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
PDG Donevia
Élina Solomon
Mae
Yvon Martin
Tyro
Pierre Perrier
Boris
Émilie Gavois-Kahn
Carla
Jo Prestia
Zito
Agnès Afriat
Publicité
David Migeot
DG Donevia
Vincent Parisi
Eugénique n°67
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during France's 2016 labor law protests, the film's vision of mass unemployment and state violence hit uncomfortably close to real political tensions.
Director Jean-Patrick Benes cited 'Rollerball' and French riots as influences, deliberately keeping the budget low so the dystopia felt 'lived-in' rather than glossy.
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