On 7 October, the shoot will get under way for Nino [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Lionel Baier
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scheda film], and set to grace French screens in December in Le beau rôle and Joli joli), Belgium’s Salomé Dewaels (nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Magritte Award for Best Female Newcomer in 2022 for Lost Illusions [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Xavier Giannoli
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scheda film], nominated three times in the Best Supporting Role category, including in 2022 for Lost Illusions, and set to grace screens from March next year in Lads and The Victoria System).

The story, written by the director herself, depicts three days in the life of Nino – the wanderings of a young man in Paris, as he is torn between his yearning for solitude and his need for other people.

Nino is being produced by Sandra da Fonseca for Blue Monday Productions and is being co-produced by France 2 Cinéma. Having also been pre-purchased by Ciné+, OCS and Disney+, the feature is also being backed by the CNC’s advance on receipts, the Cinémage Sofica and the Île-de-France region, where the six-week shoot will take place until 14 November, with Lucie Baudinaud (Olga [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Emma Benestan
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As a reminder, Blue Monday Productions currently has Ari [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Léonor Serraille
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