La confession

Nicolas Boukhrief

France | V.O. French | 2016 | 116 min | color | Fiction | Quebec Premiere

Under the German occupation, in a small French town, the arrival of a new priest arouses the interest of all women... Barny, a young communist and atheist woman, can not however be more indifferent. Driven by curiosity, the young skeptic went to the church in order to challenge this priest : Leon Morin. Usually so self-confident, Barny is yet to be destabilized by this seductive and smart young man. GPHQ, PCS

Distribution
Director Nicolas Boukhrief
Music Nicolas Errèra
Cinematographer Manuel Dacosse
Screenplay Nicolas Boukhrief
Cast Romain Duris, Marine Vacth, Anne Le Ny, Solène Rigot
Production NEBO PRODUCTIONS, RADAR FILMS
Distribution MK2 ¦ MILE END

Biographie

Nicolas Boukhrief

Nicolas Boukhrief is one of the founders of Starfix magazine in 1982 and initially worked in journalism. In1993, he co-wrote the screenplay Tout le monde n’a pas eu la chance d’avoir des parents communistes, and in 1995 wrote the screenplay and made his first feature film, Va mourir. In 1997, he wrote the screenplay for Mathieu Kassovitz’s shock film, Assassin(s) and the following year made Le plaisir et ses petits tracas. After a few years devoted to production, he shot Le convoyeur (2004), Cortex (2008), Gardien de l’ordre (2010) and Made in France (2015).