The Worst Ones tells behind the scenes of a shoot in the North of France. A film director chooses to shoot in the Picasso city, in Boulogne-sur-Mer. He sends out a casting, looking for atypical personalities: young school dropouts, ADHD sufferers, foster children, young people leaving home…
He chooses two girls and two boys, Lily, Maylis, Jessy and Ryan. Everyone is surprised by this choice: why did he only take “the worst”? Local associations are worried about the impossible hopes represented by the easy life of a film crew, the filmmaker is worried about reinforcing the stereotypes he wanted to denounce.
The film portrays its heroes. Raised by his sister, Ryan suffers from attention disorders and hyperactivity and cannot stand the school environment despite the help of his life assistant. Lily goes from one guy to another, and we discover that she is weakened by the death of her brother, who died of cancer. Maylis, very little expansive, wonders about her participation in the shooting. Jessy, finally, plays the provocateur but he hides flaws too.
The Worst Ones (French: Les Pires) is a 2022 French drama film directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret. Starring are Mallory Wanecque, Timéo Mahaut, Johan Heldenbergh, Loïc Pech, Mélina Vanderplancke, Esther Archambault, Matthias Jacquin, Angélique Gernez, Dominique Frot, Rémy and Sophie Bourdon. The film was released on March 24, 2023 in the United States by Kino Lorber.
The Worst Ones (2023)
Les Pires
Directed by: Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret
Starring: Mallory Wanecque, Timéo Mahaut, Johan Heldenbergh, Loïc Pech, Mélina Vanderplancke, Esther Archambault, Matthias Jacquin, Angélique Gernez, Dominique Frot, Rémy, Sophie Bourdon
Screenplay by: Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret, Elénore Gurrey
Production Design by: Laurent Baude
Cinematography by: Eric Dumont
Film Editing by: Albertine Lastera
Costume Design by: Edgar Fichet
Makeup Department: Fanny Jakubowicz, Marie Koleda
Music by: Sebastien Pan
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Pyramide Distribution (Fnahce) Kino Lorber (United States)
Release Date: May 22, 2022 (Cannes), December 7, 2022 (France), March 24, 2023 (United States)
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