Synopsis
Jules, an ex-railwayman, goes bananas and holds ten inhabitants of a small suburb of Lyon hostage. But Jules is no better at playing the hero than he is at driving trains. In fact it’s the hostages, rather than him, who discover in themselves an unsuspected talent for casting off their obedient little suburban facades.
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Director (1)
Actors (34)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Mandarin & Compagnie (ex-Mandarin Production)
- Co-productions : M6 Films, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Ruitor Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pyramide International
- French distribution : Fox France
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producers : Nicolas Altmayer, Éric Altmayer
- Adaptation : Stéphane Clavier, Santiago Amigorena, Christophe Loizillon, Marion Vernoux
- Director of Photography : François Catonné
- Music Composer : Michel Hardy
- Assistant directors : Christopher Granier-Deferre, Renaud Alcalde
- Editor : Mireille Leroy
- Sound Recordist : Éric Devulder
- Costume designer : Carine Sarfati
- Production manager : Ilya Claisse
- Press Attachés (film) : Corinne De Bury, Bruno Barde, Sophie Bataille
- Assistant Editor : Gabriel Humeau
- Production Designer : Katia Wyszkop
- Still Photographer : Thierry Bouët
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1997
- French release : 14/01/1998
- Runtime : 1 h 28 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 91.975
- Visa issue date : 13/01/1998
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
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We filmed for five consecutive weeks, from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. in Arbresles station, about 30 kilometres from Lyon. All the actors were present on the set even when they weren’t being filmed, which made us look and feel like a theatre troupe and also gave us a lot of freedom. We tried to film the story in sequence as much as possible. This togetherness, accentuated by the night-time atmosphere, had a big influence on the film. It certainly helped to engender the feeling of solidarity which comes across in the film. (Stéphane Clavier)