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Mar 24, 2023 · The Worst Ones: Directed by Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret. With Mallory Wanecque, Timéo Mahaut, Johan Heldenbergh, Esther Archambault. A group of teenagers from the same neighborhood are selected to act in a feature film during the summer.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
- 2023-03-24
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The film tells behind the scenes of a shoot in the North of France. A film director chooses to shoot in the Picasso city, in Boulogne-sur-Mer. He sends out a casting, looking for atypical personalities: young school dropouts, ADHD sufferers, foster children, young people leaving home... He chooses two girls and two boys, Lily, Maylis, Jessy and Rya...
Akoka and Gueret had previously made a short film, Chasse Royale, dealing with the practice of film casting. After that, they decided to create a story about film production.
The Worst Ones premiered 22 May at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Un Certain Regard Award.It was theatrically released in France on 7 December 2022 by Pyramide Distribution.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.
The Worst Ones at IMDbDec 19, 2022 · The young non-pro stars of Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret's Cannes Un Certain Regard winner 'The Worst Ones' are its best asset and its thematic crux.
- Guy Lodge
Mar 24, 2023 · Instead, directors Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret’s primary intention with “The Worst Ones” is to show how being cast in this film affects the child actors. Akoka and Gueret are generous with all of their characters, including Gabriel.
Mar 23, 2023 · In their feature, the directors Lisa Akoka and Romane Gueret build a provocative critique of filmmaking practices.
THE WORST ONES. LES PIRES. 2022, Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret, France, 99 mins. In French with English subtitles | Format: Digital. ORDER TICKETS. "Has a real heart that beats wildly.” - Fabian Lemercier, Cineuropa. "Deeply insightful, THE WORST ONES is both cerebral and emotional, a remarkable achievement of filmmaking and human compassion.”
May 23, 2022 · Akoka and Guéret are now developing it into a feature, aiming for a summer 2024 shoot. Working together, “we became really close. We’re not a couple, but we are nearly a couple!”
