Franck is a firefighter in Paris. He saves people. He lives at the station with his wife, who is about to have twins. He’s happy. During a call out to a fire, he puts himself in danger, to save his men. He’s going to have to learn to live again and accept to be the one being saved, this time.
Acting
Pierre Niney's body transformation and raw physical performance.
Practical Effects
Real firefighters, real burn ward horrors, zero glamour.
Direction
Tellier's documentary eye turns trauma into intimate hell.
Director
Frédéric Tellier
Pierre Niney
Franck Pasquier
Anaïs Demoustier
Cécile Pasquier
Vincent Rottiers
Martin
Chloé Stefani
Nathalie
Sami Bouajila
Dr. Almeida
Damien Bonnard
Marlo
Élisabeth Commelin
Michèle Pasquier
Amélie Bénady
Eve
Calypso Buijtenhuijs
Corporal Fameaux
Yasin Houicha
Bouchara
Théo Cosset
Moati
Yannig Samot
Physiotherapist
Loïc Risser
Rescue Center Captain
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Niney lived with actual Paris firefighters for three months; the opening drill sequence was shot at their real station with zero rehearsal.
Based on the true story of firefighter Frédéric Tellier's own cousin—yes, the director's family trauma, which explains the almost invasive intimacy of the hospital scenes.
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