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ROBUST

(orig. ROBUSTE)

  • ROBUST

German PremiereFrance 2021Language:FrenchSubtitles:EnglishDirector:Constance MeyerWriter:Constance Meyer, Marcia RomanoCinematographer:Simon BeaufilsEditor:Anita RothMusic:David Babin (BABX)Sound:Jean-Pierre Duret, Antoine Baudouin, Agnès Ravez, Fanny WeinzaepflenWith:Gérard Depardieu, Déborah Lukumuena, Lucas Mortier, Megan NorthamProducer:Isabelle MadelaineProduction Company:Dharamsala, Scope PicturesDistributor:Indie Sales95 min, Colour

"I'd like to be dead so people would leave me the hell alone!" The ageing and somewhat egocentric film star George (Gérard Depardieu) is given a new security guard at his side - Aïssa (Déborah Lukumuena), a semi-professional wrestler. A very special friendship develops between the young pragmatic woman and the disillusioned actor. ROBUST – these are the two characters. The figure of the ageing actor raises the question of how much of the real Depardieu is in this role. The debut film premiered at the "Semaine de la Critique" in Cannes 2021.

Age rating: Without age restriction

Director's Biography:Born in 1984 in Sion (Switzerland). Her short film RHAPSODY won several awards in Clermont-Ferrand and Locarno. Meyer has already worked with Gérard Depardieu in her previous short films. ROBUST is Meyer's feature film directorial debut.

Director's Filmography:
2018 LA BELLE AFFAIRE (KURZ)
2016 RHAPSODY (KURZ)
2012 FRANK-ÉTIENNE VERS LA BÉATITUDE (KURZ)

Screenings

  • 03.11.2021 18:00 ASTOR Saal 3
  • 07.11.2021 11:00 ASTOR Saal 3
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