Willy the 1st
Synopsis
When his twin brother dies, 50-year-old Willy leaves his parents' home for the first time and moves to a neighboring village. "To Caudebec I shall go. An apartment I will find. Buddies I will have. And to hell with you all!" Maladjusted, Willy sets out to find his place in a world that he doesn't know.
Credits
Directors (4)
Actors (9)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Les Films Velvet, Baxter Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Alma Cinema
- French distribution : UFO Distribution
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producers : Pierre-Louis Garnon, Frédéric Jouve
- Screenwriters : Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma, Marielle Gautier, Hugo Thomas
- Director of Photography : Thomas Rames
- Music Composers : Hugo Thomas, Sofiane Kadi
- Assistant director : Célie Valdenaire
- Editors : Xavier Sirven, Héloïse Pelloquet
- Sound recordists : Rémi Chanaud, Renaud Bajeux, Charlotte Butrak, Martial de Roffignac
- Press Attaché (film) : Robert Schlockoff
- Sales agent : Sara May
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- French release : 19/10/2016
- Runtime : 1 h 22 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 143.739
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Color
- Audio format : Dolby
- Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings
News & awards
News (5)
Selections (6)
Awards (1)
MyFrenchFilmFestival
Unspecified country, 2018
Special Mention from the Directors Jury : Ludovic Boukherma, Zoran Boukherma, Marielle Gautier, Hugo Thomas
Delegations (1)
About
LE FIGARO
A singular, sensitive, and deeply moving film between documentary and fiction, Willy the First is well worth watching.
LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR
There is something here that reaches beyond Willy, a fundamental enthusiasm and an exemplary way of behaving. This film is nothing short of an ode to freedom.
TELERAMA
Packed into eighty minutes and divided into chapters, this story sustains constant tension, alternating between openly comical scenes, flights of poetry, and dark moments in which we sense the inevitability of a dramatic event.
