The Wakhan Front
The Wakhan Front (French: Ni le ciel ni la terre) is a 2015 French war thriller drama film directed by Clément Cogitore. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
| The Wakhan Front | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Clément Cogitore |
| Produced by | Jean-Christophe Reymond |
| Written by | Clément Cogitore Thomas Bidegain (collaboration) |
| Starring | Jérémie Renier Swann Arlaud Marc Robert Kévin Azaïs Finnegan Oldfield Clément Bresson Sâm Mirhosseini |
| Music by | Eric Bentz François-Eudes Chanfrault |
| Cinematography | Sylvain Verdet |
| Edited by | Isabelle Manquillet |
| Distributed by | Diaphana Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France Belgium |
| Language | French Persian |
| Budget | €2.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $105,853[2] |
Cast
- Jérémie Renier as Antares Bonnassieu
- Swann Arlaud as Jérémie Lernowski
- Marc Robert as Jean Baptiste Frering
- Kévin Azaïs as William Denis
- Finnegan Oldfield as Patrick Mercier
- Clément Bresson as Étienne Baxer
- Sâm Mirhosseini as Khalil Khan
- Christophe Tek as Stéphane Tek
- Steve Tientcheu as Oscar Varennes
- Patrick Ligardes as Officer Armenet
- Hamid Reza Javdan as Sultan
- Michaël Vander-Meiren as Philippe Le Thieur
- Kamal Ait Taleb as Basile Delcourt
Production
The film was shot in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco.[4][5]
Accolades
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival[6] | Gan Foundation Support for Distribution | Won | |
| Caméra d'Or | Clément Cogitore | Nominated | |
| Queer Palm | Nominated | ||
| César Awards[7] | Best First Feature Film | Nominated | |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics[8] | Best First French Film | Won | |
| Louis Delluc Prize[9] | Best First Film | Nominated | |
| Lumières Awards[10] | Best Actor | Jérémie Renier | Nominated |
| Best First Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Sylvain Verdet | Nominated | |
| Magritte Awards[11] | Best Actor | Jérémie Renier | Nominated |
| Best Foreign Film in Coproduction | Nominated | ||
| Motovun Film Festival[12] | Propeller of Motovun | Won |
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References
- "Ni le ciel ni la terre". JP's Box-Office.
- "Ni le ciel ni la terre (The Wakhan Front)". Box Office Mojo.
- "Selection of the 54th International Critics' Week". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- Julien Gester (29 September 2015). ""NI LE CIEL NI LA TERRE", FRONT OCCULTE". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "NI LE CIEL NI LA TERRE". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- John Hopewell and Elsa Keslassy (21 May 2015). "Cannes: 'Paulina,' 'Land and Shade' Top Cannes Critics' Week". Variety. Retrieved 21 May 2015.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety.
- "Prix du Syndicat Français de la Critique 2015". Syndicat Français de la Critique. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014.
- "Prix Louis-Delluc 2015 : découvrez les nominations". Télérama. 27 November 2015.
- "Prix Lumières 2016 : Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse et Mustang en tête des nominations". AlloCiné. 4 January 2016.
- "Les " Magritte du Cinéma ", c'est le 6 février prochain à 20h00". Cinergie.
- "'The Wakhan Front' takes top prize at Motovun Film Festival". Screendaily. 3 August 2015.
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