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Completed - FRENCH - Comedy - 88 minutes

Log Line

1969. Paul Coutard is a sports journalist at daily newspaper Le Champenois. Forced to plan the newspaper’s annual fair with Emmanuelle Bruno, executive assistant, he comes up with a crazy idea : organise the first women’s football match in France.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2017 (Debut)
  • Berlin EFM 2018 (Premiere)
  • FILMART 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Julien HALLARD
Cast : Max BOUBLIL, Vanessa GUIDE, Bruno LOCHET

Producer(s) : Frederic JOUVE (LES FILMS VELVET)

Synopsis

Based on a true story
Reims, France, 1969.
Paul Coutard is a 30-year-old sports journalist at daily newspaper Le Champenois. Charming, childish and a womaniser, he does exactly what he pleases. Then one day, his boss forces him to plan the newspaper’s annual fair together with Emmanuelle Bruno, the discreet and beautiful executive assistant. Paul has the crazy idea to organise a women’s football match for the first time. With Emmanuelle’s help, the project grows to unexpected proportions, as does their romance.
Along with their unique team of female players, Paul and Emmanuelle will turn the French football world upside down.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE

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Festivals and Awards

RDV Unifrance 2018
Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018
COLCOA 2018 North American


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