The Assistant (2015 film)

The Assistant
The Assistant
	Film poster
Directed by	Christophe Ali; Nicolas Bonilauri
Written by	Christophe Ali; Nicolas Bonilauri; Jacques Sotty; Philippe Blasband
Produced by	Tom Dercourt ; Donato Rotunno
Starring	Nathalie Baye ; Malik Zidi
Cinematography	Nicolas Massart
Edited by	Ewin Ryckaert
Music by	Jérôme Lemonnier
Production; companies	Cinéma Defacto ; Artémis Productions ; Tarantula Luxembourg
Distributed by	Bac Films (France)
Release dates	15 June 2015 (Champs-Élysées); 2 September 2015 (France);
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	France; Belgium; Luxembourg
Language	French

The Assistant (original title: La Volante) is a 2015 drama-thriller film directed by Christophe Ali and Nicolas Bonilauri and starring Nathalie Baye and Malik Zidi.^[1]^[2]

Plot

One night, while driving his pregnant wife Audrey to the hospital, Thomas accidentally knocks down and kills a young man on the road. Several years later, Marie-France, the mother of the deceased man, is still unable to recover from the tragedy. She becomes a personal assistant for Thomas, who remains completely unaware of her identity. Soon, Marie-France carries out a methodical plan, making herself become indispensable to Thomas, while interfering in his family affairs and also approaching his son Léon.

Cast

Nathalie Baye as Marie-France Ducret
Malik Zidi as Thomas Lemans
Johan Leysen as Éric Lemans
Sabrina Seyvecou as Audrey Lemans
Jean Stan Du Pac as Léo Lemans
Pierre-Alain Chapuis as Jean-Marc
Hervé Sogne as Pierre
Aïssatou Diop as Iman

References

^ "The Assistant". Bac Films International.
^ "'The Assistant' ('La Volante'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 September 2015.

External links

The Assistant at IMDb

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[1] "The Assistant". Bac Films International.

[2] "'The Assistant' ('La Volante'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 September 2015.

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