Kolia Litscher

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Kolia Litscher
Born
Kolia Litscher

1991 (age 3031)
France
NationalityFrench
Other namesKolia Le Besco
OccupationStage actor
Film actor
Years active1991–present
Known for Demi-tarif (2004)
Charly (2006)

Kolia Litscher (born 1991) is a French stage and film actor. In film he is particularly known for Demi-tarif (2004) and Charly (2006), which he appeared in at a young age. Both works were written, directed, and produced by his sister Isild Le Besco.

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Career

Kolia's first role was in Place des Vosges (1991), directed by his mother, when he was barely a toddler. He later appeared in short films by Emma de Caunes, Michel Fehler, Joséphine Flasseur and Emmanuelle Bercot.

His sister Isild featured him in a role in her directorial deut, Demi-tarif (2004). [1] [2] [3] It was screened at more than 50 film festivals and widely praised by film critics. [4] [5]

Le Besco also cast him in Charly (2006), her second film as writer and director, [6] [2] [3] He played Nicolas, a rebellious teenager, alongside Julie-Marie Parmentier as his partner. [2] Nicolas has been in foster care; he is so fascinated by a postcard of Belle-Ile-en-Mer, that he runs away to try to reach it. As he hitchhikes to the suburbs of Nantes, he meets Charly, a young girl living in a caravan and surviving by prostitution. [7]

Variety wrote that "Litscher is just this side of being as bored as his character." [4]

Filmography

Theatre

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