The Assistant (2015 film)

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The Assistant
La Volante poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Christophe Ali
Nicolas Bonilauri
Written byChristophe Ali
Nicolas Bonilauri
Jacques Sotty
Philippe Blasband
Produced byTom Dercourt
Donato Rotunno
Starring Nathalie Baye
Malik Zidi
CinematographyNicolas Massart
Edited by Ewin Ryckaert
Music byJérôme Lemonnier
Production
companies
Cinéma Defacto
Artémis Productions
Tarantula Luxembourg
Distributed byBac Films (France)
Release dates
  • 15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)(Champs-Élysées)
  • 2 September 2015 (2015-09-02)(France)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesFrance
Belgium
Luxembourg
LanguageFrench

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]

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Plot

One night, while driving his pregnant wife Audrey to the hospital, Thomas accidentally knocks down and kills a young man on the road. Several years later, Marie-France, the mother of the deceased man, 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.

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References

  1. "The Assistant". Bac Films International.
  2. "'The Assistant' ('La Volante'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . 7 September 2015.