UNDER THE STARS OF PARIS

( 2020 )

Feature Narrative Competition |

France

French |

93 min

Director

Claus Drexel

Born in 1968 in Germany, Claus Drexel is a screenwriter and film director. After studying audio-visual technology at the University of Grenoble, he worked as a sound engineer. In 1991, Drexel moved to Paris to attend film school. In 1998, his short Max au bloc was named Best Short Film at Sarlat International Cinema Festival. His Affaire de famille (2008) won Best European Feature at the 61st Avignon Film Festival, and On the Edge of the World (2013) was the winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 15th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival. His movie America (2018) was screened at the Feature Documentary Competition of the 2nd edition of GFF.

Producer

Etienne Comar, Didar Domehri

Production Company

Arches Films, Maneki Films

Screenplay

Claus Drexel, Olivier Brunhes

Cinematography

Philippe Guilbert

Editing

Anne Souriau

Sound

Etienne Carton, Maxime Cordon, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Hervé Guyader, Cyril Moisson

Cast

Catherine Frot, Dominique Frot, Mahamadou Yaffa

Contacts

Memento Films International sales@memento-films.com festival@memento-films.com

Producer

Etienne Comar, Didar Domehri

Production Company

Arches Films, Maneki Films

Screenplay

Claus Drexel, Olivier Brunhes

Cinematography

Philippe Guilbert

Editing

Anne Souriau

Sound

Etienne Carton, Maxime Cordon, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Hervé Guyader, Cyril Moisson

Cast

Catherine Frot, Dominique Frot, Mahamadou Yaffa

Contacts

Memento Films International sales@memento-films.com festival@memento-films.com

More About Film

Christine’s life has not been easy lately. Her lonely routine is divided between free food bank distributions and wandering the streets of Paris. On a cold winter night, she finds Suli, an 8-year-old Burkinabé boy, sobbing in front of her shelter. Christine understands that he has been separated from his mother and is now lost. Bonded by their marginal condition, they embark together on an emotional journey full of tenderness to find Suli’s mother in the underground world of the city.

Producer

Etienne Comar, Didar Domehri

Production Company

Arches Films, Maneki Films

Screenplay

Claus Drexel, Olivier Brunhes

Cinematography

Philippe Guilbert

Editing

Anne Souriau

Sound

Etienne Carton, Maxime Cordon, Emmanuel de Boissieu, Hervé Guyader, Cyril Moisson

Cast

Catherine Frot, Dominique Frot, Mahamadou Yaffa

Contact

Memento Films International sales@memento-films.com festival@memento-films.com

More About Film

Christine's life has not been easy lately. Her lonely routine is divided between free food bank distributions and wandering the streets of Paris. On a cold winter night, she finds Suli, an 8-year-old Burkinabé boy, sobbing in front of her shelter. Christine understands that he has been separated from his mother and is now lost. Bonded by their marginal condition, they embark together on an emotional journey full of tenderness to find Suli’s mother in the underground world of the city.