Synopsis
Sophie is a brilliant student. Encouraged by her math teacher, she leaves the family farm to try her chance at the entrance exam for top rated schools by enrolling in a preparatory science class. Going through new encounters, challenges, failures and fierce competition, Sophie realizes that entering the prestigious engineering school of Polytechnique, is not just a question of competition, but a challenge of climbing the social ladder.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (25)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Tabo Tabo Films
- Foreign production company : Bande à Part Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pyramide International
- French distribution : Pyramide Distribution
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Véronique Zerdoun
- Screenwriters : Frédéric Mermoud, Salvatore Lista, Anton Likiernik
- Director of Photography : Tristan Tortuyaux
- Music Composer : Audrey Ismaël
- Assistant director : Sophie Davin
- Editor : Sarah Anderson
- Sound recordists : Balthasar Jucker, Étienne Curchod
- Costume designer : Alice Cambournac
- Foreign producers : Jean-Stéphane Bron, Lionel Baier
- Production Manager : Damien Grégoire
- Press Attaché (film) : Magali Montet
- Production Designer : Pascaline Pitiot
- Casting : Okinawa Guérard, Valérie Trajanovski
Watch this movie
Watch The Path of Excellence in VOD
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France (70.15%), Switzerland (29.85%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
Box-office & releases
Box Office
This content is for registered users only.
Are you a member? Please login to view content.
International releases
News & awards
Selections (5)
Resources
Presskit(1)
DownloadThe Path of Excellence
(pdf - 852 Ko)