Delete History | |
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Directed by | Benoît Delépine Gustave Kervern |
Screenplay by | Benoît Delépine Gustave Kervern |
Produced by | Sylvie Pialat Benoît Quainon Benoît Delépine Gustave Kervern |
Starring | Blanche Gardin Denis Podalydès Corinne Masiero |
Cinematography | Hugues Poulain |
Edited by | Stéphane Elmadjian |
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Distributed by | Ad Vitam Distribution |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Countries | France Belgium |
Language | French |
Budget | $4.9 million [1] |
Box office | $4.4 million [2] |
Delete History (French : Effacer l'historique) is a 2020 French-Belgian comedy film co-produced, written and directed by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. [3] [4] At Berlin, the film won the Silver Bear 70th Berlinale prize. [5] The film is also scheduled to show at the 2020 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival. [6]
Yolande Moreau's scene was cut out from the film. She is a frequent collaborator of the directors. [7]
In France, the film averages 4/5 on the AlloCiné from 31 press reviews. [8] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews only as positive or negative, 80% of five reviews are positive. [9]
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