| Kolia Litscher | |
| Birth Name: | Kolia Litscher |
| Birth Place: | France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Other Names: | Kolia Le Besco |
| Known For: | Demi-tarif (2004) Charly (2006) |
| Occupation: | Stage actor Film actor |
| Years Active: | 1991–present |
Kolia Litscher (born 1991) is a French stage and film actor. In film he is particularly known for Demi-tarif (2004) and Charly (2006), which he appeared in at a young age. Both works were written, directed, and produced by his sister Isild Le Besco.
Kolia's first role was in Place des Vosges (1991), directed by his mother, when he was barely a toddler. He later appeared in short films by Emma de Caunes, Michel Fehler, Joséphine Flasseur and Emmanuelle Bercot.
His sister Isild featured him in a role in her directorial deut, Demi-tarif (2004).[1] [2] [3] It was screened at more than 50 film festivals and widely praised by film critics.[4]
Le Besco also cast him in Charly (2006), her second film as writer and director,[5] [2] [3] He played Nicolas, a rebellious teenager, alongside Julie-Marie Parmentier as his partner.[2] Nicolas has been in foster care; he is so fascinated by a postcard of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, that he runs away to try to reach it. As he hitchhikes to the suburbs of Nantes, he meets Charly, a young girl living in a caravan and surviving by prostitution.[6]
Variety wrote that "Litscher is just this side of being as bored as his character."[7]