(English title: The Worst Ones ) is a critically acclaimed 2022 French drama film that explores the ethics of "street casting" and the thin line between authentic filmmaking and exploitation. Directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret, the film won the prestigious Un Certain Regard prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Cannes 2022: The Worst Ones (Les Pires) - Josh At The Movies
Watch the official trailer and event highlights to see the film's gritty authenticity and the cast's powerful performances: The Worst Ones (Les Pires) Trailer | English subs YouTube · French Film Festival UK The Worst Ones / Les Pires (2022) - Trailer (English Subs) YouTube · My French Stories LES PIRES - PHOTOCALL - VF - CANNES 2022 YouTube · Festival de Cannes Plot and Meta-Narrative The movie utilizes a "film-within-a-film" structure:
A middle-aged Belgian director, Gabriel (Johan Heldenbergh), arrives to shoot a feature film. He casts four local teenagers—Lily, Ryan, Maylis, and Jessy—who are known by the community as "the worst ones" (the hoodlums).
As the production proceeds, the director manipulates the children's real-life trauma and poverty to elicit "real emotion" for his movie, raising unsettling questions about the ethics of his methods. Key Details
The suburbs of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, specifically the cité Picasso.
(English title: The Worst Ones ) is a critically acclaimed 2022 French drama film that explores the ethics of "street casting" and the thin line between authentic filmmaking and exploitation. Directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret, the film won the prestigious Un Certain Regard prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Cannes 2022: The Worst Ones (Les Pires) - Josh At The Movies Les pires FRENCH HDCAM MD 2022
Watch the official trailer and event highlights to see the film's gritty authenticity and the cast's powerful performances: The Worst Ones (Les Pires) Trailer | English subs YouTube · French Film Festival UK The Worst Ones / Les Pires (2022) - Trailer (English Subs) YouTube · My French Stories LES PIRES - PHOTOCALL - VF - CANNES 2022 YouTube · Festival de Cannes Plot and Meta-Narrative The movie utilizes a "film-within-a-film" structure: (English title: The Worst Ones ) is a
A middle-aged Belgian director, Gabriel (Johan Heldenbergh), arrives to shoot a feature film. He casts four local teenagers—Lily, Ryan, Maylis, and Jessy—who are known by the community as "the worst ones" (the hoodlums). He casts four local teenagers—Lily, Ryan, Maylis, and
As the production proceeds, the director manipulates the children's real-life trauma and poverty to elicit "real emotion" for his movie, raising unsettling questions about the ethics of his methods. Key Details
The suburbs of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, specifically the cité Picasso.