The Counsel (2010)
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- 1h 42min
- Thriller
- 19 Jan 2011 (Belgium)
- Movie
A new lawyer, ambitious and eager to establish himself, takes on a difficult case and wins. Little does he realise that his win might destroy him.
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Cast
| Benoît Magimel | ... |
Léo Demarsan
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| Gilbert Melki | ... |
Paul Vanoni
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| Aïssa Maïga | ... |
Ève
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| Éric Caravaca | ... |
Le flic
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| Samir Guesmi | ... |
Ben Corey
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| Barbet Schroeder | ... |
Jacques Meco
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| Olivier Loustau | ... |
Richard Lauro
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Grégoire Aubert | ... |
Franck
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Kader Bouallaga | ... |
Vincent
(as Abdelkader Bouallaga)
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Jeanne Corporon | ... |
Mme Herman
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| Jean-Claude Dumas | ... |
Laurent Claret
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Laurent Claret | ... |
Jacques Herzog
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Robert Lucibello | ... |
Le Président de la Cour
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Thomas Klotz | ... |
Avocat Herman
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Gilles Matheron | ... |
Représentant Hestia Fret SA
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Christian Linares | ... |
Gardien entrepôt
(as Christian Llinares)
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Astrid Adverbe | ... |
Secrétaire Nina
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Bertrand Nadler | ... |
Médecin échographe
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| Didier Mahieu | ... |
Burgat
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Stéphane Jourdier | ... |
Le médecin
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| Jean-Marc Lacaze | ... |
Omar
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Caroline Estienne | ... |
Mme Vanoni
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Vincent Demoury | ... |
Eric Boyer
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Chloé Dabert | ... |
Infirmière couloir
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| Cédric Weber | ... |
Flic maison Vincennes
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Jennyfer Chabot | ... |
Jolie fille blonde
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Emma Cirany | ... |
Bébé Léo
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Naela Tavares-Lopes | ... |
Bébé Léo
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Gérard Christol | ... |
Le Président du Tribunal
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| Julien Testard | ... |
Greffier
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| Guillaume de Montlivault | ... |
Avocat général
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| Jean Douchet | ... |
Bâtonnier prestation de serment
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Jean-François Leforsonney | ... |
(as Jean-François Le Forsonney)
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William Sciortino | ... |
Policier
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Maxime Dorian | ... |
Policier à l'hôpital (uncredited)
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| Claire Louis | ... |
A mother (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Cédric Anger | ||
Written by
| Cédric Anger | ... | () |
Produced by
| Manuel Alduy | ... | co-producer |
| Cédric Anger | ... | co-producer |
| Philippe Bony | ... | co-producer |
| Véronique Cayla | ... | co-producer |
| Nathalie Coste-Cerdan | ... | co-producer |
| Niels Court-Payen | ... | co-producer |
| Serge Hayat | ... | co-producer |
| Thomas Klotz | ... | producer |
| Bertrand Méheut | ... | co-producer |
| Jean-Michel Strasser | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Grégoire Hetzel | ||
Cinematography by
| Guillaume Schiffman | ||
Editing by
| Simon Jacquet | ||
Editorial Department
| Olivier Abline | ... | technical crew: duboi |
| Elisa Aboulker | ... | assistant editor |
| Barbara Albucher | ... | project manager: duboi (as Barbara Albucher-Serci) |
| Nadia Atout | ... | dailies telecine coordinator |
| Karim Berkane | ... | technical crew: duboi |
| Patrick Chauvin | ... | technical crew: duboi |
| Richard Deusy | ... | colorist |
| Mickael Dumontier | ... | additional assistant editor |
| Christian Dutac | ... | color timer: LTC |
| Esther Frey | ... | assistant editor |
| Grégory Gosse | ... | technical director: duboi |
| Gilles Granier | ... | digital color grader |
| Varujan Gumusel | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Anne-Sophie Henry-Cavillon | ... | post production assistant |
| Laurence Larre | ... | assistant editor |
| Julie Lupo | ... | assistant editor |
| Danielle Maleville | ... | project manager: L.T.C. |
| Stéphane Martinie | ... | laboratory manager: duboi |
| Fabien Napoli | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Grégory Sapojnikoff | ... | head of operations: scanlab |
| Christophe Selena | ... | project manager: duboi |
Production Design by
| Antoine Platteau | ||
Set Decoration by
| Sébastien Giraud | ||
Costume Design by
| Marilla Robaut | ||
Makeup Department
| Eric Alexis-Rosso | ... | hair stylist: Assa Maïga |
| Frédéric Balmer | ... | assistant special makeup artist |
| Yonnel Bogaert | ... | additional hair stylist: Montpellier |
| Amélie Bouilly | ... | additional makeup: Montpellier |
| Michèle Constantinides | ... | key makeup artist |
| Stéphane Desmarez | ... | hair & wig |
| Alexis Kinebanyan | ... | key special makeup artist |
Production Management
| Vincent Caderet | ... | unit manager |
| Magali Caron | ... | unit manager |
| Zacharie Cortes | ... | unit manager (as Zachary Cortes) |
| Hugues Davezac | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Philippe Delauzun | ... | unit manager |
| Rebecca Djou | ... | unit manager |
| Anne Farrer | ... | unit manager: Montpellier |
| Julie Furgier | ... | unit manager |
| Abraham Goldblat | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Bruno Guillard | ... | unit manager |
| Erwan Hiernard | ... | additional assistant unit manager |
| Nicolas Leclère | ... | unit production manager |
| Vivien Loiseau | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Vincent Léonard | ... | unit manager: Paris |
| Eric Martin | ... | post-production manager |
| Sybille Nicolas | ... | production manager (as Sybille Nicolas-Wallon) |
| Jan-Lou Roussin | ... | unit manager |
| Olivier Régal | ... | unit manager |
| Christophe Schlitz | ... | assistant unit manager: Montpellier |
| Edgar Siassia | ... | unit manager (as Edgard Sassia) |
| Jean-Edouard Silva | ... | unit manager |
| Annabelle Troukens | ... | head of productions: duran duboi |
| Nabil Yassa | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alexandra Denni | ... | first assistant director |
| Renaud Gast | ... | additional assistant director: Paris |
| Élodie Gay | ... | second second assistant director (as Elodie Gay) |
| Juliette Maillard | ... | second assistant director |
| Sylvie Peyre | ... | assistant director: preproduction |
Art Department
| Laurent Baude | ... | assistant art director |
| Nicolas Chik | ... | set dresser (as Nicolas Chick) |
| Colombe Gillet | ... | props buyer |
| Claudine Lloubie | ... | art department |
| William Mordos | ... | set designer |
| Matthieu Scavazza | ... | trainee decorator: paris |
| Romain Scavazza | ... | assistant art director: paris |
Sound Department
| Pierre André | ... | sound editor |
| Vincent Cosson | ... | additional foley artist |
| Marc Doisne | ... | adr engineer / foley engineer / re-recording mixer |
| Ludovic Escallier | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Sabrina Felguières | ... | assistant foley recordist |
| Pierre-Jean Labrusse | ... | sound mix technician (as Jean Labrusse) |
| Lionel Le Bras | ... | sound recordist |
| Frédérique Liébaut | ... | post-synchronization manager |
| Vincent Milner | ... | foley artist |
| Dominique Poujouly | ... | coordinator: audis de boulogne-joinville-sis |
| Olivier Schwob | ... | sound engineer |
| Agnès Szabó | ... | sound utility |
| Matthieu Tibi | ... | sound mix technician |
| Clément Trahard | ... | sound assistant / sound trainee |
| Emmanuelle Villard | ... | boom operator |
Visual Effects by
| Stephane Bidault | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Alain Bignet | ... | digital compositor |
| Christophe Chanvin | ... | digital artist: visual effects |
| Nicolas Delbecq | ... | digital artist |
| Thierry Delobel | ... | visual effects supervisor: duran duboi |
| David Fonseca | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Florian Garotte | ... | i/o operator: duran duboi |
| Aurélien Grand | ... | retouch and restoration / technical crew: duboi |
| Thomas Jodeau | ... | technical crew: duboi |
| Jean-Antoine Lacolle | ... | flame artist |
| Elodie Ly Tri | ... | technical crew: duboi |
| Nolween Moign | ... | technical crew: duboi |
| Romain Moussel | ... | digital artist |
| Kevin Pacini | ... | i/o operator: duran duboi |
| Gabriel Porier | ... | technical crew: duboi |
| François Poupon | ... | flame artist |
| Laurent Ripoll | ... | i/o operator: duran duboi |
| Vincent Tanguy | ... | digital artist |
| Quoc Tran | ... | technical crew: duboi |
| David Vertueux | ... | technical crew: duboi |
| Matthias Weber | ... | visual effects producer |
| Virginie Wintrebert | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Stunts
| Philippe Vittoriani | ... | stunt coordinator (as Phil Vitt) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sylvain Bardoux | ... | additional grip |
| Rodolphe Begard | ... | helium balloon electrician |
| Simon Bénard | ... | gaffer |
| Stéphane Chollet | ... | steadicam operator |
| Julie Conte | ... | first assistant camera: camera b |
| David Di Ciccola | ... | second assistant camera |
| Rodolphe du Pommereulle | ... | additional electrician: Montpelleir (as Rodolphe Dupommereulle) |
| Guillaume Genini | ... | focus puller |
| Joël Germaneau | ... | generator operator: Paris |
| Anne Hornie-Cousseau | ... | still photographer |
| Vanessa Lafaille | ... | additional assistant camera: Paris |
| Loïc Limosin | ... | best boy electric |
| Laurent Menoury | ... | key grip |
| Juliette Pilard | ... | additional assistant camera: Montpellier |
| Mathieu Poudevigne | ... | additional electrician (as Matthieu Poudevigne) |
| Manon Sorbier-Mage | ... | third assistant camera |
| Eric Vallée | ... | camera operator: camera b |
| Benjamin Vial | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Guillaume Ader | ... | casting assistant |
| Brigitte Brocarel | ... | casting assistant: Paris |
| Amélie Covillard | ... | casting assistant: Montpellier |
| Stéphanie Ladet | ... | extras casting assistant: Montpellier |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Alice Cambournac | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Myrtille Cordier | ... | additional wardrobe: Montpellier |
| Sophie Rassat | ... | additional wardrobe: Montpellier |
| Lattali Soraya | ... | additional wardrobe |
Location Management
| Florian Augis | ... | location scout |
| Alain Blanchard | ... | location scout: Paris |
| Juliette Crété | ... | location scout: Paris |
| Laurent Delaleux | ... | location scout |
| Cédric Diemer | ... | location manager |
| Sébastien Giraud | ... | location scout: Paris |
| Xavier Legris | ... | location scout |
| François Pujol | ... | location scout: Paris |
| Florian Augis | ... | location manager: additional unit (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Philippe Almosnino | ... | musician: guitar |
| Cecile Coutelier | ... | music assistant engineer |
| Nicolas Duport | ... | music mixer |
| Kévin Frobert | ... | music copyist |
| Matthieu Gonet | ... | conductor |
| Christophe Guiot | ... | musician: solo violin |
| René Hamelin | ... | music mixer |
| Grégoire Hetzel | ... | musician: piano |
| Elise Luguern | ... | music supervisor |
| Berchadsky Mathias | ... | musician: guitar |
| Romain Meudic | ... | music assistant engineer |
| Charles Michaud | ... | music programmer |
| Fabrice Moreau | ... | musician: drums |
| Philippe Nadal | ... | orchestra manager |
| Yan Péchin | ... | musician: guitar |
| Daniel Yvinec | ... | musician: bass |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mathilde Vallet | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Anis Ben Jaber | ... | trainee production assistant |
| Virginie Decarra | ... | production secretary |
| Lucinda Gambiez | ... | key accountant: Sunrise films |
| François Guerrar | ... | press attaché (as François Hassan Guerrar) |
| Serge Hayat | ... | equity provider |
| Marie Hudson | ... | insurance expert |
| Anne Morin | ... | in charge of production: Sunrise Films |
| Elizabeth Nebout-Mevel | ... | business executive: audis de boulogne-joinville |
| Stéphanie Valet | ... | production accountant |
| François Zuccarelli | ... | registered physician (as Docteur François Zuccarelli) |
Thanks
| Manuel Alduy | ... | special thanks |
| Frédéric André | ... | special thanks |
| Jean-Loup Bertret | ... | thanks |
| Pascale Breton | ... | thanks |
| Vanessa Bruno | ... | thanks |
| Diane Clavier | ... | special thanks |
| Madame Cockhill | ... | thanks |
| Nathalie Coste-Cerdan | ... | special thanks |
| Bernadette de Reynal | ... | special thanks |
| Sylvie El Sayegh | ... | special thanks |
| Cécile Felsenberg | ... | special thanks |
| Emmanuel Feulié | ... | special thanks |
| Jean-Patrick Flande | ... | thanks (as Jean-Patrick Flandé) |
| Mathias Forget | ... | special thanks |
| Georges Frêche | ... | special thanks |
| Jean-François Gabard | ... | special thanks |
| Delphine Gamory-Dubourdeau | ... | special thanks (as Delphine Gamory) |
| M. Giraud | ... | thanks |
| Serge Hayat | ... | special thanks |
| Catherine Husson-Trochain | ... | thanks |
| Danielle Kadeyan | ... | special thanks |
| Yann Le Quellec | ... | special thanks |
| Bernard Legros | ... | thanks |
| Jean Malafosse | ... | thanks |
| Dominique Malet | ... | special thanks |
| Yoann Melloul | ... | special thanks |
| Frédérique Moidon | ... | special thanks |
| Gaëtan Moisand | ... | special thanks |
| Karen Monluc | ... | special thanks |
| Elizabeth Nebout-Mevel | ... | special thanks (as Elisabeth Nebout-Mevel) |
| Denie Offroy | ... | special thanks |
| Georges Ourmet | ... | thanks |
| Cécile Pereyron | ... | thanks |
| Dominique Poujouly | ... | special thanks |
| Anne Rapczyk | ... | special thanks |
| Marin Rosenstiehl | ... | thanks |
| Marin Rosenthal | ... | special thanks: Commission Régionale du Film Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Madame Roushdi | ... | thanks |
| Emilie Réveillaud | ... | thanks |
| Mehdi Sabbar | ... | special thanks |
| François Samuelson | ... | special thanks |
| Jérôme Schwartz | ... | special thanks |
| Jean-Michel Strasser | ... | special thanks |
| Elisabeth Tanner | ... | special thanks |
| Jean Vallon | ... | thanks |
| David Vatinet | ... | special thanks |
| Monsieur Wacheux | ... | thanks |
| Franck Weber | ... | special thanks |
| Sara Wikler | ... | special thanks |
| Catherine Winckenmuller | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Sunrise Films
- SND Films (co-production)
- Canal+ (participation)
- CinéCinéma (participation)
- A Plus Image (in association with)
- Banque Populaire Images 10 (in association with)
- Cinémage 4 (in association with)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (in partnership with)
- Région Languedoc-Roussillon (support)
- SofiCinéma Développement (in association with)
Distributors
- JMH Distribution (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- SND Films (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- SND Films (2011) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Victory Films (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Liberty Productions (2011) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Autre Chose (titles: openin credits)
- Autre Chose (visual effects)
- Duboi (visual effecs lab)
- Duran Duboi Services
- TEST (titles: end credits)
Other Companies
- Absolument (publicity)
- Agnès B (thanks)
- Alter Ego (post-synchronization)
- Andros (thanks)
- Audis de Boulogne-Joinville (sound post-production)
- BPAIJ (thanks)
- Bonne Maman (I) (thanks)
- C.P. Company (thanks)
- CICAR (technical vehicles)
- Centre de Traitement de Déchats Ocreal (thanks)
- Chris Car (honeywagons)
- Château de la Grande Romaine (thanks)
- Ciné Automobile (action vehicles)
- Cinéboutique (consumables)
- Cinéstéréo (optical report)
- Clap (action vehicles)
- Commission Régionale du Film Languedoc-Roussillon (special thanks)
- Cour d'Appel de Montpellier (thanks)
- Direction de l'Action Culturelle Montpellier (thanks)
- Dum Dum Films (editing facilities)
- ES Protects (traffic control & security: montpellier)
- Ecole de Formation des Avocats de Centre Sud (thanks)
- F.E.S. Film (sound equipment)
- Fauna & Films (animals)
- Film Media Consultant (thanks)
- Fujitsu (thanks)
- Hyperion Claim Specialists (insurance experts)
- JCB (traffic control & security: paris)
- Kodak (film stock)
- La Gazette de Montpellier (thanks)
- Lacoste (thanks)
- Leonor Greyl (thanks)
- Lôter (thanks)
- Mairie de Cazevieille (thanks)
- Mairie de Lesigny (thanks)
- Mairie de Mauguio (thanks)
- Mairie de Saint-Aunes (thanks)
- Mairie de Saint-Martin-de-Londres (thanks)
- Mairie du Plessis-Robinson (thanks)
- Maratier (weapons and costumes)
- Midi Libre (thanks)
- Mission Cinéma-Mairie de Paris (thanks)
- Motorola (thanks)
- Pamplemousse Création Sonore (sound editing facilities)
- Police Municipale de Lesigny (thanks)
- Poplux (grip equipment)
- Port de Sète (thanks)
- Prod's Horizons (sound equipment)
- Renault Rent (technical vehicles)
- Renault (thanks)
- Rubini & Associés (insurance)
- S.T. Dupont (thanks)
- SEDE Coppex (fire extinguishers)
- SEDE Coppex (thanks)
- Sabbah Communications (walkies and cell phones)
- Saeco (coffee machines)
- Saeco (thanks)
- Stone Island (thanks)
- Studio Omega (music recording studio)
- Studio Pigalle (music recording studio)
- Studios Ferber (music recording studio)
- Sun Catering (catering: paris)
- Switch On (lignting balloons)
- Séquence Déjeuner (catering: montpellier)
- TSF Caméra (camera equipment provided by)
- TSF Grip (grip equipment)
- TSF Lumiére (lighting equipment)
- The Steadycamers (steadycam equipment)
- Ville de Fontenay-sous-Bois (thanks)
- Wallgreen Locations (technical vehicles)
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR5,000,000 (estimated) |
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