The Assistant (2015 film)

The Assistant
Film poster
Directed by	Christophe Ali Nicolas Bonilauri
Written by	Christophe Ali Nicolas Bonilauri Jacques Sotty Philippe Blasband
Produced by	Tom Dercourt Donato Rotunno
Starring	Nathalie Baye Malik Zidi
Cinematography	Nicolas Massart
Edited by	Ewin Ryckaert
Music by	Jérôme Lemonnier
Production companies	Cinéma Defacto Artémis Productions Tarantula Luxembourg
Distributed by	Bac Films (France)
Release dates	15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)(Champs-Élysées) 2 September 2015 (2015-09-02)(France)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	France Belgium Luxembourg
Language	French

The Assistant (original title: La Volante) is a 2015 drama-thriller film directed by Christophe Ali and Nicolas Bonilauri and starring Nathalie Baye and Malik Zidi. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

One night, while driving his pregnant wife Audrey to the hospital, Thomas accidentally hits and kills a young man on the road. Several years later, Marie-France, the bereaved mother of the deceased is still unable to recover from the tragedy. She becomes a personal assistant for Thomas, who remains completely unaware of her identity. Soon, Marie-France carries out a methodical plan, making herself become indispensable to Thomas, while interfering in his family affairs and also approaching his son Léon.

Cast

• Nathalie Baye as Marie-France Ducret
• Malik Zidi as Thomas Lemans
• Johan Leysen as Éric Lemans
• Sabrina Seyvecou as Audrey Lemans
• Jean Stan Du Pac as Léo Lemans
• Pierre-Alain Chapuis as Jean-Marc
• Hervé Sogne as Pierre
• Aïssatou Diop as Iman

References

1. "The Assistant". Bac Films International. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
2. "'The Assistant' ('La Volante'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . 7 September 2015.

External links

• The Assistant at IMDb