White Paradise (2022 film) explained

White Paradise
Native Name:
Director:Guillaume Renusson
Producer:
  • Pierre-Louis Garnon
  • Frédéric Jouve
Starring:
Cinematography:Pierre Maillis-Laval
Editing:Joseph Comar
Music:Robin Coudert
Studio:
  • Les Films Velvet
  • WTFilms
  • Baxter Films
Distributor:Ad Vitam[1]
Runtime:94 minutes
Country:France
Language:
  • French[2]
  • Italian
Budget:€2,000,000[3]
Gross:€588,000[4]

White Paradise (French: '''Les Survivants''') is an 2022 French drama thriller film directed and co-written by Guillaume Renusson in his feature film directorial debut,[5] and starring Denis Ménochet, Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Victoire Du Bois. The film made its world premiere in official competition at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival on 24 August 2022. Ad Vitam released the film theatrically in France on 4 January 2023.

Plot

Samuel is a widower who lives isolated in his chalet in the heart of the Italian Alps. One night, Chehreh, a young Afghan woman takes refuge in his home, trapped by the snow. She wants to cross the mountain to reach France. Samuel does not want trouble but faced with his distress, he decides to help her. Beyond the hostility of nature, they will also have to face the hostility of the locals who are determined to stop Chehreh from crossing the border.

Cast

Production

Filming

Filming took place in the Hautes-Alpes and in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France.[6] Principal photography started in March 2020, but it had to be interrupted on 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Filming resumed on 11 January 2021 and wrapped on 12 February 2021.[6]

Release

The film made its world premiere in official competition at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival on 24 August 2022. Ad Vitam released the film theatrically in France on 4 January 2023.[1]

Reception

Critical response

AlloCiné, a French cinema website, gave the film an average rating of 3.6/5, based on a survey of 20 French reviews.[7]

Box office

In France, White Paradise was released to 120 theaters, where it debuted at number fifteenth at the box office, selling 38,064 tickets.[8] [9] The film sold a total of 81,678 tickets after 8 weeks in French theaters.[10]

Awards and nominations

YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2019French: Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers|italic=noAudience Award for Best Screenplay for a Feature Film Guillaume Renusson and Clément Peny[11]
Fondation VISIO Award – Screenplay ReadingsGuillaume Renusson and Clément Peny[12]
2022Angoulême Francophone Film FestivalBest FilmGuillaume Renusson
2023Rome Independent Film FestivalBest International Feature Film[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Les Survivants - Ad Vitam . Ad Vitam Distribution . 12 January 2023 . French . 5 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105212050/https://www.advitamdistribution.com/films/les-survivants/ . live .
  2. Web site: Les Survivants / White Paradise Focus Alpes – saison 2 . lesarcs-filmfest.com . 10 October 2019 . 12 January 2023 . French . 6 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230106102203/https://lesarcs-filmfest.com/fr/programmation/focus/white-paradise . live .
  3. Web site: " Les Survivants ", histoire d'un tournage à rebondissements . 4 January 2023 . . French . "White Paradise", story of a film shoot with twists and turns.
  4. Web site: White Paradise . 19 January 2023 . . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119091603/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt19895588/ . live .
  5. Web site: Les survivants Entretien avec Guillaume Renusson, réalisateur . Caméo Nancy . 12 January 2023 . French . 6 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230106102159/https://www.cameo-nancy.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8326&catid=38&Itemid=101 . live .
  6. Web site: Denis Ménochet is filming White Paradise . . 13 January 2021 . 18 January 2024 . 18 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118181239/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/396485/ . live.
  7. Web site: Critiques presse pour le film Les Survivants . . 12 January 2023 . French . 13 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113103426/https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-264704/critiques/presse/ . live .
  8. Web site: Brigitte . Baronnet . Box-office : Omar Sy en tête du 1er jour France avec Tirailleurs . . 5 January 2023 . French . 12 January 2023 . 5 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105194619/https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=1000008162.html . live .
  9. Web site: Tanguy . Colon . Box-office 1er jour : Tirailleurs vise juste . Boxoffice Pro . 5 January 2023 . French . 12 January 2023 . 6 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230106075552/https://www.boxofficepro.fr/box-office-1er-jour-tirailleurs-vise-juste/ . live .
  10. Web site: Les Survivants (2023) . JP Box-Office . 28 November 2023 . French . 11 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111160317/https://jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=22619&view=2 . live .
  11. Web site: Valérie . Guédot . Le Festival Premier Plan d'Angers du 25 janvier au 3 février 2019 . . 11 February 2019 . French . 12 January 2023 . 5 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105212053/https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/le-festival-premier-plan-d-angers-du-25-janvier-au-3-fevrier-2019-9207937 . live .
  12. Web site: « Les Survivants », histoire d'un tournage à rebondissements . . 4 January 2023 . French . 12 January 2023 . 5 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105220352/https://www.cnc.fr/cinema/actualites/les-survivants--histoire-dun-tournage-a-rebondissements_1865179 . live .
  13. Web site: 25 November 2023 . The winners of the XXII edition of the RIFF Awards 2023 have been announced – Best Italian Feature Film is “Ciurè” by Giampiero Pumo – Best International Feature Film “White Paradise” by Guillaume Renusson (France) . . 28 November 2023 . 28 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128213619/https://riff.it/en/annunciati-i-vincitori-della-xxii-edizione-del-riff-awards-2023-rome-independent-film-festival-miglior-lungometraggio-italiano-e-ciure-di-giampiero-pumo-miglior-lungometr/ . live .

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