| The Assistant | |
| Director: | Christophe Ali Nicolas Bonilauri |
| Producer: | Tom Dercourt Donato Rotunno |
| Music: | Jérôme Lemonnier |
| Cinematography: | Nicolas Massart |
| Editing: | Ewin Ryckaert |
| Studio: | Cinéma Defacto Artémis Productions Tarantula Luxembourg |
| Distributor: | Bac Films |
| Runtime: | 87 minutes |
| Country: | 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]
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.