Backstage (2005 film)

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Backstage
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Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot
Written byEmmanuelle Bercot
Jérôme Tonnerre
Produced byCaroline Benjo
Starring Emmanuelle Seigner
Noémie Lvovsky
Cinematography Agnès Godard
Edited byJulien Leloup
Music byLaurent Marimbert
Distributed byHaut et Court
Release date
  • 16 November 2005 (2005-11-16)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$3.8 million [1]
Box office$272.000 [2]

Backstage is a French film directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, released in 2005. It was screened in the Official Selection (Out of Competition) category of the 62nd Venice International Film Festival.

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Synopsis

Lucie, who is 17 years old, is an ordinary teenager and a fan of the popular singer, Lauren Marks, played by Emmanuelle Seigner. One day, Lucie's destiny leads her to enter into the life of her idol.

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References

  1. "Backstage (2005) – JPBox-Office".
  2. "Backstage (2005) – JPBox-Office".